{"product_id":"9781867255673","title":"The Jam Maker","description":"Author: Mary-Lou Stephens\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781867255673\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 29 Jan 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 432 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJam is sweet but it can also burn.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTasmania, 1874. Growing up in the impoverished tenements along the Hobart Rivulet, Harriet Brown is used to doing whatever it takes to survive. Including, at just twelve years old, shearing off her hair and pretending to be a boy to secure a job as label-paster at the George Peacock and Sons jam factory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour years later, the deceit becomes too much to bear and Harriet risks everything on the chance at a future with her ambitious friend and workmate Henry Jones. But this decision forces her into a new deception: play the role of expert jam maker, or else be cast out onto the streets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the secrets and lies grow, Harriet is driven to more and more desperate choices. Choices that will end with a dangerous secret which, if discovered, could destroy not only her life but the lives of those she loves and protects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntertwined with the fascinating history of the Tasmanian jam industry and the striking historical figure Henry Jones, \u003cem\u003eThe Jam Maker \u003c\/em\u003eis a tale of danger, deceit and the desperate measures one woman will take to succeed in love and life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePRAISE:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Brought to vivid life with richness, colour, and incredible warmth, the prose sings in this bitter-sweet Tasmanian tale of triumph over adversity, love, loyalty and the ties that bind and divide. \u003cem\u003eThe Jam Maker\u003c\/em\u003e is another irresistible story from Mary-Lou Stephens, one that will sweep you into its heart and linger in yours. Simply delicious.' Bestselling Australian author Karen Brooks\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46548093075614,"sku":"HPC-9781867255673","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781867255673.jpg?v=1771807310","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781867255673","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}