{"product_id":"9781922330888","title":"Bypass","description":"Author: McGirr, Michael\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781922330888\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The Text Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 05 Jan 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA classic in its own right, this personal and public memoir by one of Australia's most observant and genial writers graces our bookshelves once again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForty and flabby, Michael McGirr hits the Hume Highway on a cheap bicycle. Having stopped working as a Jesuit priest, he is on a quest to find heaven knows what. Along the way, he is joined by Jenny.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBypass \u003c\/i\u003eis the story of Australia's main street, the much-unloved highway between Sydney and Melbourne. The Hume has plenty of tales to tell-of bushrangers and bus drivers, publicans and poets, runners and refugees-and McGirr discovers he has one to add to the swag. The road is a source of wisdom and comedy, and maybe even a fine romance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most popular books by the author of \u003ci\u003eThings You Get for Free\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBooks that Saved My Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBypass \u003c\/i\u003eis both a personal memoir and an unconventional biography of the road most travelled. This edition includes 'Passing By', a new afterword bringing the story up to date.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48198035865758,"sku":"UBD-9781922330888","price":19.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781922330888.jpg?v=1787746096","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781922330888","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}