{"product_id":"2026100009437-secondhand-picnic-at-hanging-rock-signed","title":"Picnic At Hanging Rock (SIGNED)","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: First Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner,Signed\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Overall: good. DJ: unclipped; minor shelf wear in mylar. Pages: Light foxing on book block. Light stains on prelims. Markings: Name penned on fep. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Valentine's Day, 1900, a group of Australian schoolgirls set out for a picnic at the ancient volcanic formation known as Hanging Rock — and some of them never return. Picnic at Hanging Rock chronicles the haunting disappearance of three girls and their teacher from Appleyard College, sending shockwaves through the rigid, corseted society of colonial Victoria and unraveling the lives of all those left behind. Joan Lindsay constructs a narrative of creeping dread and unanswered questions, blurring the boundary between historical record and myth with such precision that generations of readers have questioned whether the events truly occurred.\n\nA cornerstone of Australian literature, the novel presents a hypnotic meditation on the tension between civilization and the untamed natural world, the repression of the era, and the terrifying indifference of ancient landscapes to human life. Lindsay's prose is elegantly restrained yet saturated with atmosphere, drawing the reader ever deeper into a mystery that refuses resolution. First published in 1967 by F.W. Cheshire, it remains one of the most distinctive and unsettling works ever to emerge from the Southern Hemisphere — a story that, once encountered, is impossible to forget.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203117392091,"sku":"2026100009437-SECONDHAND","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/07546894-a2cb-4b2c-9bff-c7c81b7cef03.png?v=1788144359","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009437-secondhand-picnic-at-hanging-rock-signed","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}