{"product_id":"9781761348723","title":"The Secrets of the Huon Wren","description":"Author: van Ryn, Claire \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781761348723 \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Australia Pty Ltd \u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2024 \u003cbr\u003ePages: 336 \u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 196mm x 130mm x 20mm \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescripition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA deeply moving novel of love and loss set in the majestic mountains of Tasmania's Central Highlands, ideal for book clubs and fans of Kate Morton.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A mesmerising tale of love, heartache and healing . . . I laughed, I cried, I was totally swept away.' SANDIE DOCKER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Two women. Two journeys. A tender, powerfully wrought telling of love and loss before the high mountains and rolling hills of Tasmania's rural north-west.' ROBYN MUNDY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaunceston, 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJournalist 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaveside, 1953\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNora is a spirited teenage girl living beneath the Great Western Tiers in Tasmania's heartland. When she is swept up in an illicit romance with a charming Polish-German migrant, it tears her family apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStories intertwined\u003c\/b\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 wooden wren become the key to a life-changing discovery. This revelation from the past has the power to set them both free.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I was so invested in the story that my life just seemed to fall away around me.' GOOD READING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This story is beautiful inside and out.' DAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45475730063518,"sku":"UBD-9781761348723","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781761348723.jpg?v=1747884381","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781761348723","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}