{"product_id":"9780733653001","title":"The Burn","description":"Author: Jessica Mansour-Nahra\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780733653001\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hachette Australia\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 25 Aug 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA nerve-shredding psychological thriller that asks who and what we cling to when everything starts to burn, from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Farm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e2030. \u003c\/b\u003eDevastating bushfires have plunged Australia into lockdown. When stay-at-home orders lift, \u003cb\u003eCarmen\u003c\/b\u003e isn't relieved. Solitude has suited her too well.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Carmen's best friend, \u003cb\u003eEleni\u003c\/b\u003e, convinces her to join her and her boyfriend, \u003cb\u003eDan\u003c\/b\u003e, and their friend \u003cb\u003eRhett\u003c\/b\u003e on a road trip. After months apart, Eleni says they need an unplugged week away together: a chance for escape and reconnection, laughter and shared history.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But the trip isn't what Carmen expects. The friends try to bond, but everyone has changed. They end up stuck in isolated cabins in dense national parkland. Secrets spill out, new ideals are challenged and bitter arguments erupt. On the final morning, new fires are racing towards them, forcing the group to find another way out. But how, when the friends no longer trust each other with their lives?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eTense, timely, propulsive and unnerving, \u003ci\u003eThe Burn\u003c\/i\u003e examines the myths we believe about ourselves and the people we love. With survival at stake, who do we become?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Mansour-Nahra crafts a frighteningly believable vision of Australia's near future, anchored by nuanced characters who inspire equal measures of empathy and exasperation. \u003ci\u003eThe Burn\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to readers of Charlotte McConaghy's \u003ci\u003eWild Dark Shore\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as those who enjoy suspense novels driven as much by human relationships as external danger'\u003c\/b\u003e BOOKS+PUBLISHING\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Praise for \u003ci\u003eThe Farm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e'An electrifying and well-crafted Gothic thriller' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE AUSTRALIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Captivating' \u003c\/b\u003eSIANG LU\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Immersive, urgent, hair-raising... It demands to be read in one sitting' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eCOURIER-MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Compelling' \u003ci\u003eTHE GUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Nothing short of bone-chilling' ALI LOWE\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A masterclass in creating narrative tension' TESS WOODS\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Gripping and enthralling' KELLY RIMMER\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e   \u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67797569994910,"sku":"ADS-9780733653001","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780733653001.jpg?v=1792831983","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780733653001","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}