{"product_id":"2026100009442-secondhand-on-dearborn-street","title":"On Dearborn Street","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Very good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the bustling backdrop of early twentieth-century Chicago, On Dearborn Street presents the vivid experiences of an ambitious young Australian woman navigating the complexities of American urban life — a story as bold and restless as the city itself. Miles Franklin, best known for her landmark novel My Brilliant Career, chronicles her protagonist's encounters with independence, ambition, and the social currents of a city defined by its relentless energy, drawing unmistakably from her own years living and working in Chicago.\n\nWritten with Franklin's characteristic sharpness and wit, this semi-autobiographical work illustrates the tension between Old World sensibilities and New World freedoms, placing a distinctly Australian voice at the heart of an American story. With an introduction by Roy Duncan, this University of Queensland Press edition reintroduces a lesser-known chapter of Franklin's remarkable literary output — one that raises urgent questions about identity, belonging, and the price of a woman's independence that resonate as powerfully today as when they were first written.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203181060315,"sku":"2026100009442-SECONDHAND","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/30ac49f0-668f-48b6-b06f-789bc06cebb1.png?v=1788145052","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009442-secondhand-on-dearborn-street","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}