{"product_id":"9781925227840","title":"The Lanternist","description":"Author: Stephen Orr\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781925227840\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: MidnightSun Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jul 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 400\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAge range 9+\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1901. The slide clunks into the lantern, and Phantoms come alive on the wall. The father-and-son Magic Lantern team of Bert and Tom Eliot are masters of The Art of the Story. The only problem is that they are missing a wife and mother. Then one morning eleven-year-old Tom wakes to find his father missing, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Lanternist's apprentice is thrown out of home, forced to work for the arch-criminal Jimmy Sacks, arrested and imprisoned. Will he ever be able to escape with his new friend Max and make the long, flea-bitten, rat-infested journey to Sydney in search of his parents?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lanternist\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about stories, and how they show us a way through life, despite callous landladies, corrupt officials, criminal companions and the problems with living in incinerators. But mostly, it is about searching, and making your own endings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCelebrated author Stephen Orr's first foray into young adult literature is a thrilling historical adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;The Lanternist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eis a fascinating story about two lovable misfits searching for lost Family. Their journey takes them to the unfarmiliar streets of Sydney 1901. Funny at times and heart-wrenching in places, it\u0026amp;#x27;s a story about mateship, mischief and picked feet! I loved the vignettes captured in the magic lantern slides. It\u0026amp;#x27;s a magical Read.\u0026amp;#x27;  Zara, age 10, Subiaco, WA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46867077038238,"sku":"ADS-9781925227840","price":19.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781925227840.jpg?v=1779429385","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781925227840","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}