{"product_id":"9781914613661","title":"Children of the Volcano","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn\nuplifting, humorous memoir of a mother building a new life on a beautiful\nSicilian island.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eReeling from\na broken relationship, Ros Belford decides the best chance she has of healing,\nwhile giving her daughters a childhood to remember, is to move to Italy and\nlive by the sea.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAfter a false start in a town where machismo is ingrained, they find the small,\nlush, delightful island of Salina. Izzy and Juno grow up playing on the beach,\nlearning to swim over volcanic bubbles, hearing tales of Aeolian witches and\nwatching Stromboli erupt on the horizon. It is not entirely paradise, however.\nThe school is atrocious, there are power cuts and an earthquake, and property\nspeculators threaten the island’s fragile beauty. But an eclectic community of\nislanders take them to their hearts, friendships are forged and Salina becomes\nhome.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFull of humanity, vitality, honesty and optimism, \u003ci\u003eChildren of the\nVolcano\u003c\/i\u003e is for anyone unwilling to give up dreams of adventure and\nexcitement simply because of parenthood, lack of money and not getting things\nright the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Immensely enjoyable\u003cspan\u003e.’ - Chris Stewart, author of \u003ci\u003eDriving Over\nLemons\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘\u003cspan\u003eThank you, Ros Belford! This delightful memoir has\nbrought back to me the wonder, the excitement and the challenges that come\nwith embracing a new life in Sicily.’ - Mary Taylor Simeti, author of \u003ci\u003eOn\nPersephone’s Island\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ros Belford","offers":[{"title":"Global Book Sales |  Hardback | Paper over boards |  2024-10-04","offer_id":45663908266239,"sku":"9781914613661","price":42.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/81UgIGiA1kL._AC_UF1000_1000_QL80.jpg?v=1718379439","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781914613661","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}