{"product_id":"2026100005048-secondhand-kewpie-doll","title":"Kewpie Doll","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA haunting work of Australian literary fiction, Kewpie Doll chronicles the coming-of-age of a young girl growing up in the working-class suburbs of Adelaide during the 1940s and 1950s, drawing heavily from Barbara Hanrahan's own autobiographical experience. With a lyrical yet unflinching prose style, the narrative uncovers the textures of a world shaped by poverty, female vulnerability, and the bittersweet innocence of childhood, rendered through vivid, dreamlike imagery that is distinctly Hanrahan's own. The story presents its protagonist navigating a landscape populated by eccentric, larger-than-life characters — neighbours, relatives, and strangers — whose lives intersect with hers in ways both tender and troubling. Hanrahan's tone balances nostalgia with a sharp, unsentimental eye, illustrating how the constraints of gender and class leave their marks on a young girl's sense of self and possibility. Celebrated as one of Australia's most distinctive literary voices, Hanrahan crafts a portrait of mid-century suburban life that is at once deeply personal and universally resonant.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887947526363,"sku":"2026100005048-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/ba2316f4-9c49-41e7-8394-649613a173e6.png?v=1781750242","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100005048-secondhand-kewpie-doll","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}