{"product_id":"black-diamonds-kim-kelly-9781925579222","title":"Black Diamonds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'This is the story of a love greatly tested and of the resilience of ordinary Australians sucked into a pointless war by propaganda. It's enough to turn you into a war protester.' - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAustralian Women's Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It's 1914 and the coal town of Lithgow is booming. Daniel Ackerman is a serious young man, a miner, a socialist and German; Francine Connolly is the bourgeois, Irish-Catholic, too-good-for-this-place daughter of one of the mine owners. When a tragic accident forces them together, this class-crossed pair fall in love despite themselves.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Before the signatures on their marriage certificate are dry, though, war erupts, and a much more terrifying obstacle confronts them. Against his principles but driven by a sense of solidarity, Daniel enlists; Francine, horrified, has no choice but to watch him go.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Thrown into a daunting new world of separation and grief, they learn things about each other they might never have known in more certain times - hard lessons about heroism, sacrifice, and the thin line between bravery and stupidity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Told with freshness, verve and wit, \u003cem\u003eBlack Diamonds\u003c\/em\u003e is the tale of a fierce young nation, Australia, and two fierce hearts who dare to discover what courage really means.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kim Kelly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1925579220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781925579222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jazz Monkey Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.03d","brand":"Kim Kelly","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437146026239,"sku":"9781925579222","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f6840a38-3fdd-45e5-a17d-e00f4241e2dd.jpg?v=1777160176","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/black-diamonds-kim-kelly-9781925579222","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}