{"product_id":"9780733650796","title":"The Deed","description":"Author: Susannah Begbie\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780733650796\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hachette Australia\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 May 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 INDIE BOOK AWARD FOR DEBUT FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMEET THE EDWARDS FAMILY\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTom Edwards is dying, and cranky. He's made his peace with the dying part. But he'd bet his property - the whole ten thousand acres of it - that there'd be no wailing at his funeral. His kids wouldn't be able to chop down a tree, let alone build a coffin to bury him in.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen Tom has an idea ... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChristine is furious, David ashen-faced, and Sophie distracted. Only Jenny listens carefully as Vince Barton, of Barton \u0026amp; Sons, reads their father's will. Either they build his coffin - in four days - or they lose their inheritance. All of it.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA perceptive and unforgettable debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Deed\u003c\/i\u003e explores the messy, sometimes volatile, complications that only the best and worst of family can bring. Sometimes greed \u003ci\u003ecan\u003c\/i\u003e be good.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Splendidly told through a rich layering of characterisation . . . Funny, heartfelt and unforgettable' \u003cb\u003eSYDNEY ARTS GUIDE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'From its richly evoked rural landscape to its complex, loveable characters, The Deed is a dazzling debut full of humour and heart about one man's legacy, four fractious siblings and all that can divide or unite a family. This is a wonderful, hugely entertaining, thoroughly Australian novel from an exciting new talent.' \u003cb\u003eHANNAH RICHELL, bestselling author and Richell Prize judge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A debut novel, yet it's as if Begbie's been honing her skills for the last 20 years and this is the culmination of all she's learned' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCOUNTRY STYLE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46465989968030,"sku":"ADS-9780733650796","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780733650796.jpg?v=1770011067","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780733650796","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}