{"product_id":"9781742237046","title":"Canberra","description":"Author: Paul Daley\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781742237046\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: NewSouth Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Nov 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA strong sense of 'otherness' defines Canberra to a point where there is a smugness, bordering on arrogance, that the rest of Australia can hate  but they'll never know just how good it is to live here.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCanberra is a city of orphans. People come for the jobs but stay on as they discover unanticipated promise and opportunity. They become Canberrans  prosperous, highly educated and proud of their city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Daley's\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003ci\u003eCanberra\u003c\/i\u003e\u0026amp;nbsp;fuses\u0026amp;nbsp;narrative history with poignant memoir and contemporary observation to evoke a city he calls the 'accidental miracle'. Beginning and ending at the lake and its submerged, forgotten suburbs, it chronicles the city's unsavoury early life and meanders through St John's graveyard where pioneers rest.\u0026amp;nbsp;Daley\u0026amp;nbsp;contemplates Canberra's vibrant suburban dynamic, while musing on a rich symbolism and internal life fostered by the bush and the treasure of the national cultural institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs fate would have it, after \u003ci\u003eCanberra\u003c\/i\u003e was first published to great acclaim in 2012 Daley moved to Sydney, a change he found wrenching. In a new afterword, he reflects on how much he misses Canberra as it transforms into a thriving city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'... Daley has unveiled a side of the city that many do not see.' -\u0026amp;nbsp;\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003ci\u003eThe Adelaide Advertiser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eCanberra\u003c\/i\u003e is both a history and a personal love story' -\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003ci\u003eThe Age\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Daley's narration is done with flair and aplomb, making \u003ci\u003eCanberra\u003c\/i\u003e the best Canberra history yet.' - Ian Warden, \u003ci\u003eThe Canberra Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46839816159390,"sku":"ADS-9781742237046","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781742237046.jpg?v=1778827331","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781742237046","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}