{"product_id":"the-paperbark-shoe-goldie-goldbloom-9780312674502","title":"The Paperbark Shoe","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2008 AWP Award for the Novel \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom 1941 to 1947, eighteen thousand Italian prisoners of war were sent to Australia. The Italian surrender that followed the downfall of Mussolini had created a novel circumstance: prisoners who theoretically were no longer enemies. Many of these exiles were sent to work on isolated farms, unguarded.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Paperbark Shoe \u003c\/i\u003eis the unforgettable story of Gin Boyle--an albino, a classically trained pianist, and a woman with a painful past. Disavowed by her wealthy stepfather, her unlikely savior is the farmer Mr. Toad--a little man with a taste for women's corsets. Together with their two children, they weather the hardship of rural life and the mockery of their neighbors. But with the arrival of two Italian prisoners of war, their lives are turned upside down. Thousands of miles from home, Antonio and John find themselves on Mr. and Mrs. Toad's farm, exiles in the company of exiles. \u003ci\u003eThe Paperbark Shoe\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable novel about the far-reaching repercussions of war, the subtle violence of displacement, and what it means to live as a captive--in enemy country, and in one's own skin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Goldie Goldbloom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312674503\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312674502\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/29\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.23h x 5.87w x 1.05d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2011 pg. 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2011","brand":"Goldie Goldbloom","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913670820095,"sku":"9780312674502","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_47ef998b-dd6a-4cef-8179-4aa6158cd71e.jpg?v=1680621646","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-paperbark-shoe-goldie-goldbloom-9780312674502","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}