{"product_id":"9780143570660","title":"The Bright Side Of My Condition","description":"Author: Randall, Charlotte\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780143570660\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin NZ\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 29 Jan 2014\u003cbr\u003ePages: 248 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe latest novel from award-winning author, Charlotte Randall, \u003ci\u003eThe Bright Side of My Condition \u003c\/i\u003eis based on the true story of four convicts who were marooned on the remote Snares Islands in the early years of the nineteenth century. A gripping story of survival from a brilliantly intelligent novelist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen the Captain find us stowaways and give us the choice between join the island or join the crew, all of us to a man cry island! island! So he put us ashore with a few provisions and a trypot and sail away. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e After escaping from the Norfolk Islandpenal colonyon a sealing ship, Bloodworth and his three fellow convicts are left on a remote southern island by a captain who promises to pick them up ina year's time.\u003cbr\u003e It will be many years before they see another ship. During that time four men, with nothing in common but a desire to escape and a need to survive, live together in cramped and freezing isolation. Slangam believes hard work will see them through, Toper puts his faith in the Divine, Gargantua leans on his learning and Bloodworth watches - both his fellow felons and the inhospitable environment.\u003cbr\u003e Based on the true story of four convicts who spent more than nine years on the Snares Islands in the early nineteenth century, Charlotte Randall's latest novel is a riveting, intelligent and powerful work of fiction.\u003cbr\u003e Also available as an eBook\u003cbr\u003e 2014 New Zealand Post Book Awards Fiction Pizefinalist\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67445875867806,"sku":"UBD-9780143570660","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780143570660.jpg?v=1790749275","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780143570660","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}