{"product_id":"sarahs-search-ian-braybrook-9780994437020","title":"Sarah's Search: A Silk Odyssey","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1874 a woman established an enterprise high on the eastern slopes of Mount Alexander in Central Victoria. Its purpose was to grow thousands of mulberry trees, to feed silkworms, produce silk, and train women in the silk \u003cbr\u003e industry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a must read account of the efforts of one pioneer woman to establish a silk industry in Australia. It moves from Corowa on the Murray River, to Kings Domain in Melbourne and Mount Alexander in Central Victoria. It includes Switzerland, France, Portugal, Italy and Great Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt tells of the passionate resolve of widow, Sarah Florentia Bladen Neill, who had the vision for her country and the courage to fight for it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHers was a mammoth effort and her story, never before told, deserves a prominent place in Australia's history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This is the fascinating story of a bold attempt of a woman to start an Australian silk industry, and it is about time it was told.\"\u003c\/em\u003e Michael Cannon, Historian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Braybrook, Marilyn Bennet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0994437021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780994437020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Marilyn Bennet Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.45d","brand":"Ian Braybrook","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44410429341951,"sku":"9780994437020","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d54ecab1-9ef4-45c9-8ccf-ee339c3b1036.jpg?v=1697536186","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sarahs-search-ian-braybrook-9780994437020","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}