{"product_id":"9781925760644","title":"The Fifth Season","description":"Author: Philip Salom\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781925760644\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Transit Lounge\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Nov 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Longlisted for the\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eMiles Franklin Literary Award 2021*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJack retreats to an Airbnb cottage in a small coastal town. As a writer he is pre-occupied with the phenomenon of found people: the Somerton Man, the Gippsland Man, the Isdal Woman, people who are found dead- their identities unknown or erased- and the mysterious pull this has on the public mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Blue Bay, as well as encountering the town\u0026amp;#x27;s colourful inhabitants, Jack befriends Sarah, whose sister Alice is one of the many thousands of people who go missing every year. Sarah has been painting her sister\u0026amp;#x27;s likeness in murals throughout the country, hoping that Alice will be found. Then Jack discovers a book about the people of the town, and about Sarah, which was written by a man who called himself Simon. Who once lived in the same cottage and created a backyard garden comprised of crazy mosaics. Until he too disappeared.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile Sarah\u0026amp;#x27;s life seems beholden to an ambiguous grief, Jack\u0026amp;#x27;s own condition is unclear. Is he writing or dying? In \u003ci\u003eThe Fifth Season\u003c\/i\u003e Philip Salom brings his virtuoso gifts for storytelling, humour and character to a haunting and unforgettable novel about the tenuousness of life and what it means to be both lost and found.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;An immensely wise, witty, recognisable and haunting story.\u0026amp;#x27; - Robert Drewe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46867090079902,"sku":"ADS-9781925760644","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781925760644.jpg?v=1779429650","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781925760644","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}