{"product_id":"the-family-made-of-dust-laine-cunningham-9781946732019","title":"The Family Made of Dust: A Novel of Loss and Rebirth in the Australian Outback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF TWO NATIONAL LITERARY AWARDS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTOP SELECTION FOR A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"One of the best novels in ten years.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eHackney Literary Awards Committee\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDestined to become the next \u003cem\u003eThe Book Thief \u003c\/em\u003eby Markus Zusak. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor fans of \u003cem\u003eSmall Great Things\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBefore We Were Yours\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eOrphan Train\u003c\/em\u003e, and viewers of \"Mystery Road\" and \"Picnic at Hanging Rock.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this thrilling debut novel ranked alongside Pulitzer Prize winners William Styron and Horton Foote, a gripping search for a missing friend unearths the price one boy paid for brutal adoption policies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGabriel Branch is a man displaced. Having lost his boyhood family to a government's attempt at genocide, his emotions balance on a razor's edge. Then his best friend disappears in the vast Australian desert. The only clue is an Aboriginal artifact that leads Gabe back to the land of his birth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs he searches for his friend, long-suppressed memories resurface. Memories of the uncle who swung him up into a tree and called him Little Breeze. Memories of the mother he lost. Memories of the candy the social workers used to lure him away from his Outback home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVast, dangerous and beautiful, \u003cem\u003eThe Family Made of Dust\u003c\/em\u003e is a remarkable story about the special relationships families can treasure even when they have been broken apart...and how a spare and beautiful landscape can resurrect that which we hold so dear.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaine Cunningham, a three-time recipient of The Hackney Award, writes fiction that takes readers around the world. Her debut novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Family Made of Dust, \u003c\/em\u003eis set in the Australian Outback, while \u003cem\u003eReparation \u003c\/em\u003eis a novel of the American Great Plains. She is the editor of \u003cem\u003eSunspot Literary Journal.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laine Cunningham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 194673201X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781946732019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sun Dogs Creations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Laine Cunningham","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48800679067903,"sku":"9781946732019","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-family-made-of-dust-laine-cunningham-9781946732019","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}