{"product_id":"beyond-the-black-stump-noble-linda-noble-9781440179617","title":"Beyond the Black Stump: A Collection of Short, Fictional Stories - And Two Poems","description":"The author's unusual experiences in places as different as England and Thailand, Australia and Indonesia, prompted her to share them with those who may be interested in foreign places but who may not have had the opportunity to travel to some of these locations.\u003cp\u003e Linda was brought up in Australia where the expressions, \"Beyond the black stump\" or \"The other side of the black stump\" were common. Wikipedia states that, \"The Australian expression 'black stump' is the name for an imaginary point beyond which the country is considered remote or uncivilised, an abstract marker of the limits of established settlement.\" One school of thought regarding the origin of 'black stump' is that blackened tree-stumps were used as markers when giving directions to travellers unfamiliar with the terrain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Whatever the origin, \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Black\u003c\/i\u003e Stump, when suggested by Linda's husband as the title of this book, seemed the perfect description for this collection of diverse stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Noble Linda Noble\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1440179611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781440179617\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/03\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.18d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Noble Linda Noble","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46199091298559,"sku":"9781440179617","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_095bcc1f-cc87-4ea5-a8b2-1287e97e82be.jpg?v=1727925010","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beyond-the-black-stump-noble-linda-noble-9781440179617","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}