{"product_id":"five-bells-gail-jones-9781250003737","title":"Five Bells","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Picador Paperback Original \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a radiant day in Sydney, four adults converge on Circular Quay, site of the iconic Opera House and the Sydney Harbor Bridge. Crowds of tourists mix with the locals, enjoying the glorious surroundings and the play of light on water. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut just as Circular Quay resonates with Australia's past, each of the four carries a complicated history from elsewhere. Each person is haunted by past secrets and guilt. Ellie is preoccupied by her sexual experiences as a girl, James by a tragedy for which he feels responsible, Catherine by the loss of her beloved brother in Dublin, and Pei Xing by her imprisonment during China's Cultural Revolution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold over the course of a single Saturday, \u003ci\u003eFive Bells\u003c\/i\u003e describes four lives that come to share not only a place and a time but also mysterious patterns and ambiguous symbols, including a barely glimpsed fifth figure, a young child. By nightfall, when Sydney is drenched in a summer rainstorm, each life will have been transformed by the events of this day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gail Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250003733\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250003737\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.64w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/14\/2011 pg. 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2011 pg. 115\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2012 pg. 25","brand":"Gail Jones","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43924543832319,"sku":"9781250003737","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ce247ca6-f0bd-43ed-91f2-9cfd020e8c19.jpg?v=1681072037","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/five-bells-gail-jones-9781250003737","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}