{"product_id":"smoke-mirrors-barry-jonsberg-9781761180750","title":"Smoke \u0026 Mirrors","description":"\u003cb\u003eGrace McKellon isn't a 'people person'. All she needs is her magic tricks and her wise-cracking grandmother - until a new friend comes along and promises to make her a social media star. A wonderful and intriguing middle fiction novel from an internationally acclaimed, bestselling Australian author.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI don't know about love. I suspect the emotion that others apparently feel all the time is just . . . absent from me. Like there's an ingredient missing from the recipe. The possible exception is Gran.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Grace cares about only two things: performing magic and her cantankerous gran. Gran shares her prickly personality and spiky sense of humor, and she's the only one Grace lets into her tightly locked heart - until she meets Simon, a schoolmate who promises to help her turn her magic tricks into a small business and social media stardom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Gran is diagnosed with a terminal illness, Grace moves in to become her primary carer. With the help of Simon and some sleight of hand, Grace is determined to bring joy back into their lives. And when she confronts her worst fear, she realizes maybe her heart doesn't need to stay locked away after all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A funny, compelling and fresh story from the author of the bestselling books \u003ci\u003eMy Life As An Alphabet \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Song Only I Can Hear\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barry Jonsberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1761180754\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781761180750\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e A \u0026amp; U Children\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Barry Jonsberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46807151804671,"sku":"9781761180750","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4a58cee5-691e-48f8-a225-4a9548af6e7c.jpg?v=1745378687","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/smoke-mirrors-barry-jonsberg-9781761180750","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}