{"product_id":"the-almond-picker-1","title":"The Almond Picker","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the Sicilian village of Roccacolomba, La Mennulara ('the woman who gathers almonds') lies dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more than 40 years she had been at the heart of the Alfallipe family, one of the richest families in Roccacolomba first as a humble maidservant and then rising to manager of the family estates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow, at her death, gossip among the villagers is reaching fever pitch as they begin to wonder just how La Mennulara managed to amass such a large fortune.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this brilliant novel a bestseller in Italy and the winner of four major prizes Simonetta Agnello Hornby has created a splendid cast of characters, among them the greedy Alfallipe children hunting for Mennulara's will, and the villagers who all love to gossip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWas Mennulara a seducer, a blackmailer, a humble servant or an arrogant social climber? And why does don Vincenzo Ancona, the feared mafia boss, come to her funeral?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simonetta Agnello Hornby","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47419716436137,"sku":"9781921145179","price":7.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/9781921145179.webp?v=1788574797","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/the-almond-picker-1","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}