{"product_id":"9781742758312","title":"Harland's Half Acre","description":"Author: Malouf, David\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781742758312\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE AUSTRALIA\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Feb 2013\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eA  tale of artistic passion, familial bonds, and the intricate balance of solitude and community, capturing the essence of human experience through the lens of an Australian family's journey.\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA REVISED EDITION, NOW WITH AN AFTERWORD FROM THE AUTHOR.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFrank Harland's life is centred on his great artistic gift, his passionate love for his father and four brothers, and his desire to regain the Harlands' lost prosperity. Phil Vernon, growing up alone in the midst of a demanding family, is a boy when he first meets Frank Harland, but he is inexorably drawn into the Harlands' circle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough the interlinked lives of the two families, David Malouf explores solitude and society, possession and dispossession, the obsessions and violence of family life and love, illuminating the larger world of events and imagination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Absolutely stunning ... a triumph of the writer's craft.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eVOGUE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Australia's finest writer' \u003c\/b\u003eMIRIAM COSIC, \u003ci\u003eTHE AUSTRALIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Malouf is a lyrical story-writer.' \u003c\/b\u003eMALCOLM KNOX, \u003ci\u003eTHE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Here is a marble faultlessness, with the animal warmth of a living thing.'\u003c\/b\u003e GEORDIE WILLIAMSON, \u003ci\u003eTHE AUSTRALIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A panorama of Australian society, scenery, and history.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE ATLANTIC\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A remarkable book in which the realist and the dreamer are finally and excitingly fused.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE NYT BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67445855092894,"sku":"UBD-9781742758312","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781742758312.jpg?v=1790749031","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781742758312","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}