{"product_id":"2026100009363-secondhand-confessions-of-a-new-boy","title":"Confessions Of A New Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Very good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom one of Australia's most celebrated public intellectuals comes a memoir that is at once a personal reckoning and a sharp-eyed portrait of a nation finding its identity. Confessions of a New Boy chronicles Donald Horne's journey through the formative landscapes of Australian life — its schools, its social rituals, its unspoken hierarchies — with the candour of a man who spent a lifetime questioning the world around him. Horne dissects the institutions and attitudes that shaped mid-twentieth-century Australia with wit and precision, presenting his own experiences as a lens through which the broader contradictions of Australian society come into vivid focus.\n\nBest known for his landmark work The Lucky Country, Horne brought to all his writing a restless, satirical intelligence that refused comfortable myths, and Confessions of a New Boy is no exception. His prose is incisive yet reflective, balancing personal anecdote with cultural criticism in a way that feels both intimate and expansive. For readers drawn to memoir that carries the weight of historical and social significance, this volume stands as a compelling testament to a life lived in fierce, curious engagement with the world — and leaves one wondering just how much of Australia's character Horne left still to be confessed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49216191594715,"sku":"2026100009363-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/cd6dae55-599f-488a-978e-b18cd6e55fcc.png?v=1788404958","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009363-secondhand-confessions-of-a-new-boy","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}