{"product_id":"9781526659194","title":"Briefly Very Beautiful: Shortlisted for the Climate Fiction Prize 2024","description":"Author: Dineen, Roz\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526659194\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Oct 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336 Format: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA startlingly beautiful story of a family's survival, and an unforgettable dystopian vision of a familiar world in flames\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the Climate Fiction Prize 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSpectator \u003c\/i\u003eBook of the Year 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Impossible to put down' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Instantly immersive, beautifully imagined, this is an unflinching but inspiring story about some things we're going to lose, and other things we must never lose' Lee Child\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Left me breathless- it is a stunning, poetic, impelling story of love and survival, which I could not stop reading ... An incredible novel' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJodie Whittaker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e______________________________________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe world is on fire. And what will you do?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a city rocked by global catastrophe, home-grown terrorism, shortages and wildfires, Cass is quietly raising three small children by herself. Her husband, Nathaniel, has left to serve as a medic in a war overseas.\u003cbr\u003eAs life in the city becomes increasingly impossible, Cass knows she can no longer wait for Nathaniel's return. Packing up their lives, she and the children set off in search of a place of greater safety.\u003cbr\u003eBut Cass will learn that not all promises and not all sanctuaries are what they seem     and as the fires around them begin to close in, she'll discover just how far she'll go for her children in a world teetering on apocalypse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSensual, claustrophobic and vivid, \u003ci\u003eBriefly Very Beautiful \u003c\/i\u003eannounces the arrival of a major new talent, painting an unforgettable portrait of a mother trying to hold her family together. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e______________________________________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautiful and timely, tough yet tender ...This is an important book and I devoured it' Clover Stroud\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gorgeous, fierce and haunting ... A book that is, quite literally, on fire. Very beautiful and all-too brief' Catherine Taylor \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A story that burns from the page. Dineen writes about motherhood and the climate crisis with piercing clarity' Amy Twigg, author of \u003ci\u003eSpoilt Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A haunting vision of our slow-motion apocalypse. This is exactly what it will be like' Michael LaPointe, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Creep\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46636910543006,"sku":"UBD-9781526659194","price":48.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526659194.jpg?v=1774399462","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526659194","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}