{"product_id":"9781922330024","title":"A Room Made of Leaves","description":"Author: Grenville, Kate \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781922330024 \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The Text Publishing Company \u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2020 \u003cbr\u003ePages: 352 \u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 240mm x 161mm x 30mm \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first new novel in almost ten years from award-winning, bestselling author Kate Grenville.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat if Elizabeth Macarthur-wife of the notorious John Macarthur, wool baron in the earliest days of Sydney-had written a shockingly frank secret memoir? And what if novelist Kate Grenville had miraculously found and published it? That's the starting point for\u003ci\u003e A Room Made of Leaves\u003c\/i\u003e, a playful dance of possibilities between the real and the invented.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarriage to a ruthless bully, the impulses of her heart, the search for power in a society that gave women none- this Elizabeth Macarthur manages her complicated life with spirit and passion, cunning and sly wit. Her memoir lets us hear-at last!-what one of those seemingly demure women from history might really have thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the centre of \u003ci\u003eA Room Made of Leaves\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most toxic issues of our own age- the seductive appeal of false stories. This book may be set in the past, but it's just as much about the present, where secrets and lies have the dangerous power to shape reality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKate Grenville's return to the territory of\u003ci\u003e The Secret River \u003c\/i\u003eis historical fiction turned inside out, a stunning sleight of hand by one of our most original writers.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45667925524638,"sku":"UBD-9781922330024","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781922330024.jpg?v=1751332757","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781922330024","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}