{"product_id":"summerland-paperback-2","title":"Summerland - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMalcolm Knox\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey were society's golden ones, endowed with the privileges of youth and wealth, bred to live in a world of limitless possibility, but none of this could save them from self-destruction.\u003cbr\u003eRichard sits on the shores of Sydney Harbour, a hollowed out man remembering a lost paradise as he recounts the years he shared with his best friend, the charismatic heir Hugh Bowman. Gliding through a life of endless luxury and ease, they formed a charmed quartet with their childhood sweethearts, Helen and Pup. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs adults they married and continued their tradition of summer holidays at Palm Beach, giving every appearance of leading charmed and immaculate lives. Like those beautiful people in magazines, their skin was unblemished, their smiles dazzling, the lighting just so. But as Richard confronts his memories what seemed so idyllic is revealed as a sinister drama of secrets, lies and betrayals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA masterful and compelling dissection of friendship, morality and society from a startling new talent.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMalcolm Knox \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Australia in 1966. He lives in Sydney, where he has written for the \u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e since 1994. His journalism has been published in Australia, Britain, India, and the West Indies. \u003ci\u003eSummerland \u003c\/i\u003eis his first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759190376736,"sku":"9780312291662","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bd44f230cf76770faded85e4271d0500.webp?v=1780144886","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/summerland-paperback-2","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}