{"product_id":"9781761049279","title":"The Secrets of the Huon Wren","description":"Author: van Ryn, Claire \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781761049279 \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Australia Pty Ltd \u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2023 \u003cbr\u003ePages: 336 \u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 233mm x 154mm x 24mm \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription: \u003cbr\u003eA deeply moving novel of love and loss set in the majestic mountains of Tasmania's Central Highlands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSenior journalist Allira is writing a story for \u003ci\u003eFolk\u003c\/i\u003e magazine when she meets Nora, a nursing home resident with dementia and a doll cradled lovingly in her arms. Bit by bit, Nora reveals details about her younger life as a spirited teenage girl living beneath the Great Western Tiers in Tasmania's heartland, of stitching linings into coffins, of her illicit romance with a charming Polish-German migrant, and of a family torn apart by heartbreak.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eAs the two women form an unlikely friendship, Allira becomes helplessly drawn into the old woman's story. When Allira opens up to Nora about her own recent tragedy, the secrets embedded in the story of a carved Huon pine wren become the key to a life-changing discovery from the past. It is a revelation that finally fills in the missing pieces of Nora's history and has the power to set them both free.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet among the picturesque mountain ranges of Tasmania's Central Highlands, and moving between the 1950s and the present day, \u003ci\u003eThe Secrets of the Huon Wren\u003c\/i\u003e is a lyrical and highly evocative story about two lives connected by a shared tragedy, and a universal love.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45331608928414,"sku":"UBD-9781761049279","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781761049279.jpg?v=1744772295","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781761049279","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}