{"product_id":"the-blue-mile-kim-kelly-9781922598073","title":"The Blue Mile","description":"\u003cp\u003eBroke and hopeless in 1929, Yo O'Keenan flees the violence of his home in Chippendale, and by some miracle charms his way into a job on the Harbour Bridge, a new start for himself and his little sister, Agnes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, on the north side of Sydney, in her cluttered cottage at Lavender Bay, a young and ambitious costumier, Olivia Greene, works on her latest millinery creations, dreaming of taking her colours to Paris, London, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA random encounter in the Botanic Gardens sparks a powerful attraction, even as the gulf between this pair seems wider than the blue mile of harbour that divides the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy mid-1932, the construction of the Bridge is complete, but Sydney is in chaos, on the brink of civil war, as the Great Depression begins to bite - hard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd then Yo disappears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgainst the glittering backdrop of Sydney Harbour, \u003cem\u003eThe Blue Mile\u003c\/em\u003e tells of the cruelties of poverty, the wild gamble a city took to build a wonder of the world, and the risks the truly brave will take for a chance at life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kim Kelly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1922598070\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781922598073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Booktopia Direct Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 442\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 1.10d","brand":"Kim Kelly","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48153867583743,"sku":"9781922598073","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c1293668-c615-423f-bb61-5cd2de2e452d.jpg?v=1770786370","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-blue-mile-kim-kelly-9781922598073","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}