{"product_id":"9780732298135","title":"The Claimant","description":"Author: Hospital, Janette Turner\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780732298135\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2014\u003cbr\u003ePages: 624\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 234mm x 156mm x 46mm\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription: \u003cbr\u003eA brilliant and compulsively readable story of truth, lies and identity from one of Australia's finest writers.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e'So then, here it is. the unadorned un-self-flattering gospel, the never-before-told story our intricately intertwined lives ... Listen: I know things that no one else knows. trust me. ' Manhattan, 1996: the trial of the Vanderbilt claimant is finally coming to an end. the case - long, complex, riven with unknowns, attracting huge media and social interest - has been seeking to establish whether or not a certain man is the son of the fabulously wealthy and well-connected Vanderbilt family. the son went missing, presumed dead, while serving in the Vietnam war. there is huge fortune, prestige and status at stake. But is the man - a handsome cattle farmer from Queensland - really the Vanderbilt heir? And if so, why does he seem so reluctant to be found? From one of our foremost novelists, the Claimant is a compelling and ravishingly readable novel about the fluid, shifting and ultimately elusive nature of identity and the reasons why people seek to change their names, their identities or their personalities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A genuine page turner with ... verve, fascination and mystery' ABR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Artful, absorbing and ambitious' Sydney Morning Herald\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Daring, expansive' the Age\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Print on demand - ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42533884952734,"sku":"HPC-9780732298135","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/products\/9780732298135.jpg?v=1680836023","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780732298135","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}