{"product_id":"9780857981707","title":"The Pause","description":"Author: Larkin, John\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780857981707\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE AUSTRALIA\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Apr 2015\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eEveryone's going to be talking about \u003ci\u003eThe Pause\u003c\/i\u003e, the new novel from award-winning author John Larkin. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne moment. One pause. One whole new life. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eDeclan seems to have it all: a family that loves him, friends he's known for years, a beautiful girlfriend he would go to the ends of the earth for. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut there's something in Declan's past that just won't go away, that pokes and scratches at his thoughts when he's at his most vulnerable. Declan feels as if nothing will take away that pain that he has buried deep inside for so long. So he makes the only decision he thinks he has left: the decision to end it all. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOr does he? As the train approaches and Declan teeters at the edge of the platform, two versions of his life are revealed. In one, Declan watches as his body is destroyed and the lives of those who loved him unravel. In the other, Declan pauses before he jumps. And this makes all the difference.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom author of \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2012 Prize for Writing for Young Adults, comes a breathtaking new novel that will make you reconsider the road you're travelling and the tracks you're leaving behind. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER, Queensland Literary Awards Griffith University Young Adult Book Award 2015\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED, Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year - Older Readers 2016\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48312746901662,"sku":"UBD-9780857981707","price":19.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780857981707.jpg?v=1790069071","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780857981707","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}