{"product_id":"9781761049736","title":"On a Bright Hillside in Paradise","description":"Author: Higgs, Annette \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781761049736 \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE AUSTRALIA \u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2023 \u003cbr\u003ePages: 320 \u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 233mm x 152mm x 23mm \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the winner of the 2022 Penguin Literary Prize.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A jewel of a novel- luminous, vivid, and deftly shaped.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFIONA McFARLANE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold from five different points of view, each one revealing something different, \u003ci\u003eOn a Bright Hillside in Paradise, \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of a family of convict descendants in the back-blocks of Tasmania, on a farm in a place called Paradise. They lead hard-scrabble lives. The drama begins when strangers arrive, Christian Brethren evangelists who hold big revival meetings in local barns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn a Bright Hillside in Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e tackles big questions of faith and family but remains grounded in the dreams and strivings of its beautifully drawn characters. Higgs takes lives that history might have judged as small and imbues them with immense dignity and complex and compelling inner lives.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eAvoiding the myth of the 'frontier pioneer', \u003ci\u003eOn a Bright Hillside in Paradise \u003c\/i\u003einstead shows how these convict descendants wanted nothing more than to retreat to the bush to heal from their trauma, developing a deep love of the landscape in the process. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt its heart the novel is about a close-knit community, and home-making in the bush. Despite injuries, losses, deaths and near-starvation, the family survives.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45331608961182,"sku":"UBD-9781761049736","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781761049736.jpg?v=1744772298","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781761049736","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}