{"product_id":"9780143303596","title":"Krakatoa Lighthouse","description":"Author: Baillie, Allan\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780143303596\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Australia Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 02 Mar 2009\u003cbr\u003ePages: 264 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuddenly there was a trench across the beach, about ten metres away from the fishermen, where before there had been nothing but flat sand. The fishermen moved quickly away as the trench heaved grey ash across the sand. They sprinted when it hurled black rocks at them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKerta didn't want to go to Krakatoa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe knows that a dark spirit, Orang Aljeh, is there and he is terrified he might wake it. But Kerta is there on the volcano, and the Ghost of Krakatoa has woken up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA powerful story of survival and loss based on the real-life events of the Krakatoa eruption in 1883.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2010 New South Wales Premier's Literary Award Patricia Wrightson Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e 'This book is a marvel of precision and economy, stuffed to the gunnels with ideas, and brimming over with a dark energy...a masterclass in how to write...\u003ci\u003eKrakatoa Lighthouse \u003c\/i\u003eis that rare find: an exciting, moving story that keeps opening the doors to larger questions. Baillie puts the reader right there in the moment with stunningly accurate detail...yet we never feel the dead hand of history overwhelming us.' \u003ci\u003eFrom the 2010 NSW Premier's Literary Award Judges' Report\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67451885093022,"sku":"UBD-9780143303596","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780143303596.jpg?v=1790834850","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780143303596","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}