{"product_id":"the-road-to-tralfamadore-is-blaise-van-hecke-9781925830040","title":"The Road to Tralfamadore is Bathed in River Water: stories from a gypsy childhood","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the early 1970s, a single mother and her four children find themselves alone on the east coast of New South Wales. They join the 'Back to the Earth Movement' at the idyllic land known as 'Tralfamadore'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe family choose a spot on a hill bound by a river and creek, building a home using river stones and found objects. They sustain themselves on homegrown produce and fresh air.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlaise and her siblings, as well as children from the other homes scattered in the bush amongst nine dwellings, life is unrestrained and full of adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEventually, many of the Tralfamadorians leave to become sannyassins as part of the Rajneesh Movement in India, wearing orange and changing their names, but not before they've brought a little Indian culture to the bush.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in a series of ethereal vignettes, \u003cem\u003eThe Road to Tralfamadore is Bathed in River Water\u003c\/em\u003e is a whimsical memoir that depicts a childhood full of both na vety and wisdom during an era of radical social change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Blaise Van Hecke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1925830047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781925830040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Busybird Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/10\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d","brand":"Blaise Van Hecke","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44074192503039,"sku":"9781925830040","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6a512cf9-5ceb-4450-ae3c-bed89a7f426b.jpg?v=1685452326","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-road-to-tralfamadore-is-blaise-van-hecke-9781925830040","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}