{"product_id":"2026100012513-secondhand-1915-a-novel","title":"1915: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the shadow of one of history's most devastating conflicts, Roger McDonald's 1915 chronicles the lives of two young Australian men — best friends from vastly different worlds — as they are swept from the sun-drenched certainties of peacetime into the blood-soaked trenches of Gallipoli. Set against the backdrop of a nation still finding its identity, the novel presents a searing portrait of male friendship, sacrifice, and the shattering collision between youthful idealism and the brutal machinery of war, all rendered in prose of uncommon beauty and precision.\n\nMcDonald writes with a lyrical intensity that transforms historical tragedy into intimate human drama, situating 1915 firmly within the tradition of great Australian war literature alongside the works of David Malouf and Thomas Keneally. The novel argues, quietly but powerfully, that Gallipoli was not merely a military campaign but a crucible in which the Australian national character was both forged and forever wounded. Beneath its historical grandeur lies an achingly personal story — one that leaves the reader questioning what it truly costs a nation, and a generation, to be born.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50948306141403,"sku":"2026100012513-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/ca8f81df-abaa-4824-8852-d5962bf0833d.png?v=1793104307","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100012513-secondhand-1915-a-novel","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}