{"product_id":"9780702269134","title":"Soft Serve","description":"Author: Kemp, George\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780702269134\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: University of Queensland Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Feb 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 208\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gem of a debut novel by award-winning playwright George Kemp, about small-town lives and the search for genuine sustenance in a fast-food world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStuck in a regional McDonald's, as bushfires close in, three twenty-somethings and their dead friend's mum all face a reckoning. Fern longs for Ethan, Ethan longs for Jacob, and Jacob struggles to long for anything. Meanwhile, Pat just wants her grief to ease up.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSoft Serve\u003c\/i\u003e proves that small-town lives are huge, and that anyone can get stuck in limbo between their past and their hoped-for future. From celebrated playwright and actor George Kemp comes this charming and poignant novel- it's drive-thru Chekhov ... full of wit and heart.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46729864118430,"sku":"UBD-9780702269134","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780702269134.jpg?v=1776651387","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780702269134","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}