{"product_id":"mrs-rickabys-lullaby-julie-thorndyke-9781760417093","title":"Mrs Rickaby's Lullaby","description":"\u003cp\u003eMrs Eileen Rickaby, a semi-retired botanical illustrator and Orchid Society member with a penchant for Mozart, lives a quiet ordered life with Missy, her cat. Her tranquillity is disturbed when close friend and neighbour Irene brings home a twice-widowed younger man of dubious character, and introduces him as her future husband. Petty theft, vandalism and violence disrupt the peaceful retirement village. How can Mrs Rickaby protect her friend from this con-man lover? \u003cem\u003eMrs Rickaby's Lullaby\u003c\/em\u003e is an engaging novel of haunting lyricism and gentle humour, exploring the timeless themes of love, loss and widowhood, friendship and belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulie Thorndyke's two collections of tanka poetry, \u003cem\u003eRick Rack\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCarving Granite\u003c\/em\u003e, were published by Ginninderra Press. Editor of \u003cem\u003eEucalypt: a tanka journal\u003c\/em\u003e since 2017, she also writes fiction and other poetry forms. \u003cem\u003eWaiting for the Night\u003c\/em\u003e, Julie's picture book for children, was published by Interactive Press. \u003cem\u003eMrs Rickaby's Lullaby\u003c\/em\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julie Thorndyke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1760417092\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781760417093\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ginninderra Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/27\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.42d","brand":"Julie Thorndyke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486005309695,"sku":"9781760417093","price":19.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0d96d108-ad93-4396-b8d5-1c1fd56459d2.jpg?v=1778053034","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mrs-rickabys-lullaby-julie-thorndyke-9781760417093","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}