{"product_id":"9781925227710","title":"Life, Bound","description":"Author: Marian Matta\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781925227710\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: MidnightSun Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Oct 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFree agents or captives of our past? In \u003ci\u003eLife, Bound\u003c\/i\u003e, characters find themselves caught in situations not of their own making, or trapped by ingrained habits, walking in grooves carved out by past events.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn artist's progress is pleasingly channeled into a pattern laid down a century earlier. A solitary man's story is almost preordained, but is indecipherable to researchers looking back some sixty years later. Karma mops up in the wake of a mousy clerk. A local legend falls foul of the town gossip. Spouses are constrained or liberated by love. Sexuality, gender, resentments, attachments and perversities all play a part.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet the grip of the past needn't always hold firm. Many protagonists are offered a potentially life-changing moment; whether or not they grasp it is up to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Marian Matta's superb stories are both uplifting and heart wrenching.'  Joanna Atherfold Finn, author of \u003ci\u003eWatermark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Warm and witty stories. Marian Matta reveals her characters with razor-sharp clarity.'  Lynette Washington, author of \u003ci\u003ePlane Tree Drive\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46867076776094,"sku":"ADS-9781925227710","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781925227710.jpg?v=1779429377","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781925227710","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}