{"product_id":"2026100009461-secondhand-the-multiple-effects-of-rainshadow","title":"The Multiple Effects Of Rainshadow","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: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA remote island off the Queensland coast becomes the stage for a haunting moral reckoning in Thea Astley's The Multiple Effects of Rainshadow, a searing work of Australian fiction set in the early twentieth century. The novel chronicles the violent collision between a tyrannical government inspector, a traumatised Aboriginal community, and the white settlers whose lives intersect in a web of power, cruelty, and desperate longing — all unfolding beneath the oppressive shadow of colonial authority.\n\nAstley, one of Australia's most decorated and uncompromising literary voices, writes with razor-sharp precision and a dark, sardonic wit that refuses to let her characters — or her readers — look away from uncomfortable truths. Her prose is at once lyrical and brutal, illuminating the systemic injustices of Australia's past through intimate, achingly human stories. The Multiple Effects of Rainshadow stands as a testament to her fearless command of narrative, leaving the reader to wonder where the line between civilisation and savagery truly lies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203180798171,"sku":"2026100009461-SECONDHAND","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/cd342252-e2fd-4176-a1aa-b0927a10ca84.png?v=1788145032","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009461-secondhand-the-multiple-effects-of-rainshadow","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}