{"product_id":"9781775533757","title":"The Virgin and the Whale","description":"Author: Nixon, Carl\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781775533757\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE NZ\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 06 Sep 2013\u003cbr\u003ePages: 272 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA touching, clever novel about stories, about using them to create your own identity, and about the way they can forge bonds of love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA touching, clever novel about stories, about using them to create your own identity, and about the way they can forge bonds of love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIt is 1919. Elizabeth Whitman is working as a nurse in the local hospital, waiting for her husband to return from war, though he is missing in action, 'presumed dead'. She keeps him alive for their four-year-old son, Jack, by telling the story of a man she calls The Balloonist, who went away in a hot-air balloon and has adventures in exotic countries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen she is asked to nurse a returned soldier whose head injury has reduced him to an animal-like state with no memory, Elizabeth starts telling her stories to him. It is through them that she manages to engage his interest and offer him a new life . . . in more ways than one.","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67445883011230,"sku":"UBD-9781775533757","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781775533757.jpg?v=1790749416","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781775533757","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}