{"product_id":"9781770416369","title":"As Little As Nothing","description":"Author: Pamela Mulloy\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781770416369\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: ECW Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 11 Oct 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 280 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A buoyant and affecting portrait of four disparate souls striving to become their true selves on the cusp of major social change.” — Kathleen Winter, author of \u003ci\u003eUndersong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e“With intimacy, acuity, and grace, Pamela Mulloy captures the complex inner lives of her characters, who yearn to become themselves as England lurches into war.” — Jack Wang, author of \u003ci\u003eWe Two Alone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n It is 1938 and rumours of a coming war are everywhere. On a quiet morning in September outside a small town in England, a plane crashes and four people are brought together in the aftermath. Miriam, a young woman devastated by multiple miscarriages, rises from her bed and hurries to the scene. There she meets Frank and together they pull the wounded pilot, Peter, from the wreckage. Miriam soon meets Frank’s aunt Audrey, the family rebel, who has refused to marry and travels the country as a reproductive-rights activist.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n It is Frank who teaches Miriam to fly. As Miriam prepares to co-pilot with Frank in a prestigious air race from London to Manchester, she uses flight to escape from confronting her inability to bear children. Miriam is also drawn into Audrey’s activism, and the women dig in even as the looming war threatens to set back their cause.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n Rich with historical detail, \u003ci\u003eAs Little As Nothing \u003c\/i\u003ebeautifully explores themes of resistance, the strength of new bonds, and the various ways we reinvent ourselves.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46585526780062,"sku":"HPC-9781770416369","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781770416369.jpg?v=1772777292","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781770416369","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}