{"product_id":"moonlite-garry-linnell-9780143795780","title":"Moonlite","description":"\u003cb\u003eA gay bushranger with a love of poetry and guns. \u003cbr\u003e A grotesque hangman with a passion for flowers and gardening. \u003cbr\u003e A broken young man desperate for love and respect. \u003cbr\u003e These men - two of them lovers - are about to bring the era of Australia's outlaws to a torrid and bloody climax. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoonlite\u003c\/i\u003e is the true and epic story of George Scott, an Irish-born preacher who becomes, along with Ned Kelly, one of Australia's most notorious and celebrated criminals. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Charismatic, intelligent and handsome, George Scott was born into a privileged life in famine-wracked Ireland. His family lost its fortune and fled to New Zealand. There, Scott joins the local militia and after recovering from gunshot wounds, sails to Australia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One night he dons a mask in a small country town, arms himself with a gun and, dubbing himself Captain Moonlite, brazenly robs a bank before staging one of the country's most audacious jailbreaks. After falling in love with fellow prisoner James Nesbitt, a boyish petty criminal desperately searching for a father figure, Scott finds himself unable to shrug off his criminal past. Pursued and harassed by the police, he stages a dramatic siege and prepares for a final showdown with the law - and a macabre executioner without a nose. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Told at a cracking pace, and based on many of the extensive letters Scott wrote from his death cell, \u003ci\u003eMoonlite\u003c\/i\u003e is set amid the violent and sexually-repressed era of Australia in the second half of the 19th century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Garry Linnell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143795783\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143795780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin (Au Adult)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Garry Linnell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48850146885887,"sku":"9780143795780","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/moonlite-garry-linnell-9780143795780","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}