{"product_id":"my-life-outback-arthur-upfield-9781923205956","title":"My Life Outback","description":"\u003cp\u003eArthur Upfield is known internationally for his crime novels featuring Bony, the Aboriginal Detective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese fourteen autobiographical tales were first published in 1934 and take us into Upfield's world from 1911 to the publication of \u003cem\u003eThe Sands of Windee\u003c\/em\u003e and the trial of \"Snowy\" Rowles. They feature some of the characters and circumstances in the later Bony books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1934 Upfield made a genuine attempt to living as a writer, working for a six month stint on the Melbourne \u003cem\u003eHerald\u003c\/em\u003e, writing the serial \u003cem\u003eThe Great Melbourne Cup Mystery\u003c\/em\u003e. The year saw him also write \u003cem\u003eThe Gifts of Frank Cobbold\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis time at the Melbourne \u003cem\u003eHerald \u003c\/em\u003ehad given him hope and impetus, and his articles for \u003cem\u003eWalkabout \u003c\/em\u003eand the \u003cem\u003eBulletin \u003c\/em\u003efinally got him through a most difficult year; a year crowned with the publication of his own account of the \"Snowy\" Rowles case, \u003cem\u003eThe Murchison Murders\u003c\/em\u003e - proving he could survive on his writing alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arthur Upfield\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1923205951\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781923205956\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ETT Imprint\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.28d","brand":"Arthur Upfield","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47520795427071,"sku":"9781923205956","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d8763364-0dfa-4f77-a641-c2e420dd8b26.jpg?v=1762887113","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-life-outback-arthur-upfield-9781923205956","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}