{"product_id":"9780702269004","title":"A Short History of Longans","description":"Author: Riwoe, Mirandi\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780702269004\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: University of Queensland Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 14 Jul 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eStone Sky Gold Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e comes the story of an Irish-Chinese family over four generations in Australia.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'They said you were a murdering bushranger.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's the winter of 2049 and Daniel is elderly and long isolated. After yet another devastating storm, this time destroying his beloved longan tree, he finds his fragile peace threatened by a growing friendship with a widowed neighbour and the appearance of a young reporter digging into a shameful event buried deep in his past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcross the autumn of 2000, the summer of 1949 and the restless springs of the mid‑nineteenth century, the tangled roots of Daniel's family tree unfurl - to the moment an Irish orphan finds her fate entwined with that of a Chinese bushranger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntriguing and beautifully written, this dazzling novel spanning centuries and generations unravels the secrets and memories of one Irish-Chinese family to explore what it means to belong - to place, to ancestors, to ourselves.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48125237952670,"sku":"UBD-9780702269004","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780702269004.jpg?v=1786455528","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780702269004","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}