{"product_id":"9781761342929","title":"An Unlikely Prisoner: How an eternal optimist found hope in Myanmar's most notorious jail","description":"Author: Turnell, Sean \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781761342929 \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Australia Pty Ltd \u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2023 \u003cbr\u003ePages: 304 \u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 234mm x 154mm x 23mm \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn his darkest hour hope became his closest companion.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Australia's most unlikely political prisoner . . . is known as a person of deep optimism, bubbling enthusiasm and infectious warmth.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelissa Crouch, \u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor 650 days Sean Turnell was held in Myanmar's terrifying Insein Prison on the trumped-up charge of being a spy. In \u003ci\u003eAn Unlikely Prisoner\u003c\/i\u003e he recounts how an impossibly cheerful professor of economics, whose idea of an uncomfortable confrontation was having to tell a student that their essay was 'not really that good', ended up in one of the most notorious prisons in South-East Asia. And how he not only survived his lengthy incarceration, but left with his sense of humour intact, his spirit unbroken and love in his heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'What  Sean Turnell  endured in his 650 days of incarceration is something that no human being should have to endure, yet he has done it with grace and, even in inhumane conditions, with profound humanity.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrime Minister Anthony Albanese\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45331612205214,"sku":"UBD-9781761342929","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781761342929.jpg?v=1744772506","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781761342929","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}