{"product_id":"9781920882884","title":"The Recluse","description":"Author: Evelyn Juers\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781920882884\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Giramondo Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 May 2012\u003cbr\u003ePages: \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvelyn Juers's study of reclusion focuses on Eliza Emily Donnithorne, long considered the model for Charles Dickens's character Miss Havisham in \u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/i\u003e. For most of her life she lived in isolation in a large house in the inner-Sydney suburb of Newtown. It was said that she had been jilted at the altar and become a recluse, wearing her wedding dress and keeping her wedding banquet set until the day she died. But who was she? \u003ci\u003eThe Recluse\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of Juers' quest to find the elusive Eliza Donnithorne, who was born in South Africa, and lived in India, England and Australia. Like \u003ci\u003eHouse of Exile\u003c\/i\u003e it features a cast of colourful historical characters, authors, convicts, sailors and servants, journalists and bloggers, and makes a powerful case for solitude as a dignified way of life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46861490323614,"sku":"ADS-9781920882884","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781920882884.jpg?v=1779252719","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781920882884","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}