{"product_id":"9781925760873","title":"Orphan Rock","description":"Author: Dominique Wilson\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781925760873\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Transit Lounge\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Mar 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 496\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOrphan Rock\u003c\/i\u003e is a complex and richly detailed story of secrets and heartbreak that will take you from the back streets of Sydney's slums to the wide avenues of the City of Lights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe late 1800s was a time when women were meant to know their place. But when Bessie starts to work for Louisa Lawson at \u003ci\u003eThe Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e, she comes to realise there's more to a woman's place than servitude to a husband.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears later her daughter Kathleen flees to Paris to escape a secret she cannot accept. But World War One intervenes, exposing her to both the best and the worst of humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMasterful and epic, this book is both a splendid evocation of early Sydney, and a truly powerful story about how women and minorities fought against being silenced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Her writing is finely crafted, her prose poetic and subtle, and a joy to read.' - Monique Mulligan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46867090407582,"sku":"ADS-9781925760873","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781925760873.jpg?v=1779429665","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781925760873","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}