{"product_id":"the-ballad-and-the-source-paperback","title":"The Ballad and the Source - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA young girl befriends an elderly woman during the First World War in this remarkable novel by one of Britain's best-loved authors\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sibyl Jardine, the former best friend of Rebecca Landon's grandmother, has recently returned to the Priory, her home at the top of a hill. Rebecca is instantly drawn in by Sibyl's magnetic personality and blunt, shocking manner. Decades earlier, Sibyl had left her husband Charles for another man and, as a result, lost her daughter Ianthe. Now she is finally about to meet her three grandchildren, who will become an integral part of Rebecca's life as she journeys into adolescence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the heart of this extraordinary novel is the enigma that is Sibyl Jardine: Is she a saint or a sinner? Is she a duplicitous lover or a woman who has been unjustly punished? Played out in a series of conversations between Rebecca, Sibyl Jardine, Jardine's granddaughter Maisie, and a Cockney maid named Tilly, \u003ci\u003eThe Ballad and the Source \u003c\/i\u003eis a tale of perception and memory, passion and betrayal, and the fearsome power of a mother's love. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67576352014559,"sku":"9781504007757","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/TEk5QIm1Hr9781504007757.webp?v=1790380306","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/the-ballad-and-the-source-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}