{"product_id":"laveen-liz-burgess-9780228862840","title":"Laveen","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis memoir is an intimate glimpse into the heart of a woman who faced life's trials with unwavering strength and grace, and offers a poignant glimpse into a bygone era in Brisbane.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaveen's remarkable journey begins in the early 1930s in Australia during the Depression years, with parts of her childhood spent living in tents along the railway lines. From learning to run a house at the tender age of twelve due to her mother's declining health, to the direct impact of World War II on her family life in the 1940s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead about how Laveen and her husband Les found themselves, trapped with two small children on a remote Queensland property by relentless rains in the 1953 floods and their perilous 22-kilometre trek through floodwaters, battling mud, exhaustion and morning sickness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeel the warmth of family gatherings, the joy of new grandchildren, and the spirit of a woman who held her family together through thick and thin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaveen's story captures the essence of a life lived fully and courageously, woven with joy, sorrow, and strength.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Liz Burgess\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0228862841\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780228862840\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tellwell Talent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/23\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d","brand":"Liz Burgess","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47087455633663,"sku":"9780228862840","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_37bc1a64-7e3c-4557-969b-bf3a62e31d44.jpg?v=1753849937","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/laveen-liz-burgess-9780228862840","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}