{"product_id":"state-of-origin-david-owen-kelly-9781925780437","title":"State of Origin","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen David was a kid, he thought he knew everything - especially about his pesky and annoying siblings who kept popping up out of nowhere. But on the same night in 1980 David's two brothers ran away, severely beaten. Years later David goes in search of them and in the process learns things about himself. \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eState of Origin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a heart-warming and harrowing story about what happens when the Stolen Generation, Ava Gardner, the Russian Royal Family and evil step-fathers converge in the creation of identity. It's an exploration of what parts of a shared childhood continue to bond long after a family has been blown apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Kelly's voice is the kind you want to sit down with and soak up and carry with you through life. His writing balances brilliantly between pathos and humour and moves through some of the most fraught, complex and compelling intersections of the current cultural landscape with a stunningly effective lightness of touch. The book is a delight. It is harrowing. It is haunting. It is the sort that will make you laugh out loud one moment and move you beyond words the next. It is the most powerful memoir I have read in years.'\u003c\/em\u003e - Michael Sala\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Owen Kelly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1925780430\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781925780437\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Puncher \u0026amp; Wattmann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/31\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.44d","brand":"David Owen Kelly","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44074190307583,"sku":"9781925780437","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_86ef4bfe-3bdb-4a3a-a9b9-2f406f8b2d4c.jpg?v=1685452313","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/state-of-origin-david-owen-kelly-9781925780437","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}