{"product_id":"9781922330635","title":"The Mission House","description":"Author: Davies, Carys\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781922330635\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The Text Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 18 Aug 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first full-length novel from one of this generation's greatest literary writers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFleeing the dark undercurrents of contemporary Britain, Hilary Byrd takes refuge in a hill station in South India. There he finds solace in life's simple pleasures, travelling by rickshaw around the small town and staying in a mission house beside the local presbytery, where the Padre and his adoptive daughter Priscilla have taken him under their wing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs his friendship with the young woman grows, Hilary begins to wonder whether his purpose lies in this new relationship. But religious tensions are brewing and the mission house may not be the safe haven it seems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e The Mission House\u003c\/i\u003e boldly and imaginatively interrogates the fractures between faith and non-belief, young and old, imperial past and nationalistic present. Tenderly subversive and meticulously crafted, it is a deeply human story of the wonders and terrors of connection in a modern world.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48191450579102,"sku":"UBD-9781922330635","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781922330635.jpg?v=1787657307","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781922330635","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}