{"product_id":"9781922147448","title":"Jonah: Text Classics","description":"Author: Stone, Louis\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781922147448\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The Text Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jul 2013\u003cbr\u003ePages: 384 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne side of the street glittered like a brilliant eruption with the light from a row of shops; theothers, lined with houses, was almost deserted, for the people, drawn like moths by the glare,crowded and jostled under the lights.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIt was Saturday night, and Waterloo, by immemorial habit, had flung itself on the shops, bent onplunder. For an hour past a stream of people had flowed from the back streets into BotanyRoad, where the shops stood in shining rows, awaiting the conflict...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e One of the first great novels about Sydney, \u003ci\u003eJonah \u003c\/i\u003eis the story of two larrikins: the unforgettableJoe Jones-known as Jonah-and Chook.\u003cbr\u003e Jonah, born a hunchback, is feared and revered in equal measure as the ruthless leader of thePush, a violent gang that terrorises the slums of Waterloo. Chook, a fellow member of the Push,is Jonah's loyal best friend.\u003cbr\u003e But after a chance encounter with his son, the result of a casual affair, Jonah decides toabandon the larrikin life and settle down. He marries Ada, the mother of his child, and takesadvantage of an opportunity to open his own business.\u003cbr\u003e Chook, too, leaves the Push and finds love in the arms of factory worker, Pinkey. But can eitherman escape his awful past?\u003cbr\u003e Contrasting the sordid streets of the inner suburbs with the glittering lights of the harbour city,Jonah is a brilliant evocation of Sydney life at the turn of the century.\u003cbr\u003e This edition comes with a new introduction by Frank Moorhouse.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48145022648478,"sku":"UBD-9781922147448","price":14.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781922147448.jpg?v=1786878655","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781922147448","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}