{"product_id":"moving-among-strangers-gabrielle-carey-9780702249921","title":"Moving Among Strangers: Randolph Stow and My Family","description":"As her mother Joan lies dying, Gabrielle Carey writes a letter to Joan's childhood friend, the reclusive novelist Randolph Stow. This letter sets in motion a literary pilgrimage that reveals long-buried family secrets. Like her mother, Stow had grown up in Western Australia. After early literary success and a Miles Franklin Award in 1958 for his novel \u003ci\u003eTo the Islands\u003c\/i\u003e, he left for England and a life of self-imposed exile. Living most of her life on the east coast, Gabrielle was also estranged from her family's west Australian roots but never questioned why. A devoted fan of Stow's writing, she becames fascinated by his connection with her extended family, but before she can meet him he dies. With only a few pieces of correspondence to guide her, Gabrielle embarks on a journey from the red-dirt landscape of Western Australia to the English seaside town of Harwich in a quest to understand her family's past and Stow's place in it. \u003ci\u003eMoving Among Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e is a celebration of one of Australia's most enigmatic and visionary writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gabrielle Carey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0702249920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780702249921\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Queensland Pr (Australia)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.40w x 1.00d","brand":"Gabrielle Carey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49096692039935,"sku":"9780702249921","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/moving-among-strangers-gabrielle-carey-9780702249921","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}