{"product_id":"9781925603576","title":"Drylands: Text Classics","description":"Author: Astley, Thea\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781925603576\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The Text Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 30 Apr 2018\u003cbr\u003ePages: 272 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published in 1999,\u003ci\u003e Drylands\u003c\/i\u003e was Thea Astley's fourth and final Miles Franklin winner.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the dying town of Drylands, Janet Deakin sells papers to lonely locals. At night, in her flat above the newsagency, she attempts to write a novel for a world in which no one reads - 'full of people, she envisaged, glaring at a screen that glared glassily back.' \u003ci\u003eDrylands\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the townsfolk's harsh, violent lives. Trenchant and brilliant, Thea Astley's final novel is a dark portrait of outback Australia in decline.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48178281054366,"sku":"UBD-9781925603576","price":14.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781925603576.jpg?v=1787311569","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781925603576","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}