{"product_id":"the-noon-lady-of-towitta-patricia-sumerling-9781862549418","title":"The Noon Lady of Towitta","description":"\u003cp\u003eBertha Schippan, beautiful but headstrong daughter of a Wendish-German family, is murdered on New Year's Day, 1902.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A posse of Adelaide police arrive at the family's lonely Murray Flats farm thirty-six hours later, but by the time an Aboriginal tracker can start his work, a gale has blown all clues away. An inquest sends her elder sister Mary to trial. But why would she kill Bertha when everyone knew them as loving companions?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Noon Lady of Towitta\u003c\/em\u003e, a novel based on real events, entwines fact and folktale to delve into the secrets of a family haunted by its past and ruled by a devout and tyrannical father.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patricia Sumerling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1862549419\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781862549418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wakefield Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.38d","brand":"Patricia Sumerling","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49082952843519,"sku":"9781862549418","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-noon-lady-of-towitta-patricia-sumerling-9781862549418","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}