{"product_id":"9781760646394","title":"One Hundred Days","description":"Author: Pung, Alice\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781760646394\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Black Inc\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 02 Jun 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom one of Australia's most celebrated authors comes a mother-daughter drama exploring the faultlines between love and control.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2022 Miles Franklin Literary Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne hundred days. It's no time at all, she tells me. But she's not the one waiting.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a heady whirlwind of independence, lust and defiance, sixteen-year-old Karuna falls pregnant. Not on purpose, but not entirely by accident, either. Incensed, Karuna's mother, already over-protective, confines her to their fourteenth-storey housing-commission flat, to keep her safe from the outside world - and make sure she can't get into any more trouble.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStuck inside for endless hours, Karuna battles her mother and herself for a sense of power in her own life, as a new life forms and grows within her. As the due date draws ever closer, the question of who will get to raise the baby - who it will call Mum - festers between them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne Hundred Days\u003c\/i\u003e is a fractured fairytale exploring the fault lines between love and control. At times tense and claustrophobic, it is nevertheless brimming with humour, warmth and character. It is a magnificent new work from one of Australia's most celebrated writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The tale of mothers and daughters the world over, this is truly fiction at its fiercest. It is a masterpiece, a triumph.' -\u003cb\u003eMaxine Beneba Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Pung's command as a writer is astonishing, elating. I adore this book.'-\u003cb\u003eChristos Tsiolkas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eOne Hundred Days\u003c\/i\u003e will break your heart and, in the masterful hands of Alice Pung, put it back together. This is a moving, page-turning, emotional rollercoaster of a novel filled with searing observations, humor, and compassion. I absolutely loved it.' -\u003cb\u003eTracey Lien\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Subtle, difficult, lovely, and gorgeously written.' -\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e starred review\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47793516282014,"sku":"UBD-9781760646394","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781760646394.jpg?v=1780915817","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781760646394","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}