{"product_id":"9781760895914","title":"The Emporium of Imagination","description":"Author: Bird, Tabitha\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781760895914\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Australia Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 30 Mar 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA captivating novel of magical realism about a fantastical shop that brings comfort, peace and hope to those in need. You won't want to miss the opening of this shop!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eA Lifetime of Impossible Days\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the \u003ci\u003eCourier-Mail \u003c\/i\u003ePeople's Choice QLD Book of the Year Award) comes this beautiful and uplifting story, that will make you laugh and make you cry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWelcome to The Emporium of Imagination, a most unusual shop that travels the world offering vintage gifts to repair broken dreams and extraordinary phones to contact lost loved ones.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut, on arrival in the tiny township of Boonah, the store's long-time custodian, Earlatidge Hubert Umbray, makes a shocking realisation. He is dying . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe clock is now ticking to find his replacement, because the people of Boonah are clearly in need of some restorative magic. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike Enoch Rayne - a heartbroken ten-year-old boy mourning the loss of his father, while nurturing a guilty secret. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eLike Ann Harlow, who has come to the town to be close to her dying grandmother. Though it's Enoch's father who dominates her thoughts - and regrets . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEven Earlatidge in his final days will experience the store as never before - and have the chance to face up to his own tragedy . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Prepare to immerse yourself in wonder, childish delight and dark, dark trauma in this unique novel from a new and important Australian literary voice.' \u003ci\u003eAustralian Women's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eA\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLifetime of Impossible Days\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48185141985438,"sku":"UBD-9781760895914","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781760895914.jpg?v=1787485866","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781760895914","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}