{"product_id":"9781921844706","title":"Running Dogs","description":"Author: Murray, Ruby\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781921844706\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Scribe Publications\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 26 Apr 2012\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJakarta, 1997, and the city is on the verge of a revolution.\u003c\/b\u003e Even the  Jordan children - Petra, Isaak and Paul - can feel it coming, shaking  the edges of their privileged, protected expat world, where nothing is  quite as it seems.\u003cbr\u003e Years later, Diana, an Australian development worker, moves to  Jakarta and becomes entwined in the powerful Jordans' adult  lives. As the monsoon descends, and the Jordans begin to fall apart, Diana sinks into the  half-light of their past, where rumour and religion define the contours of the  real, and the rules of the game change according to who is playing.\u003cbr\u003e Set in a global city of poverty, beauty, corruption and extreme wealth, \u003ci\u003eRunning Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel about power and responsibility; about the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive, and the damage they can do.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48144984408222,"sku":"UBD-9781921844706","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781921844706.jpg?v=1786877821","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781921844706","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}