{"product_id":"2026200004607-secondhand-a-bough-in-hell","title":"A Bough In Hell","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: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Usual shelf wear. only light fading. Pages clean and bright. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn **A Bough In Hell**, acclaimed author **Dymphna Cusack** delivers a compassionate and searingly honest portrayal of a woman’s descent into the nightmare of alcoholism. Set against the backdrop of Sydney’s high-rise lifestyle and the isolated social circles of naval wives, the novel explores the fragility of the human psyche when stripped of purpose and connection.\n\nThe story centers on **Roslyn**, a vulnerable woman who defines her worth through being needed by others. When her husband, **Rod**, an officer in the Australian Navy, is called away to sea and her grown daughter, **Gwen**, becomes preoccupied with her own adult life, Roslyn is left to face a void of silence in her flat. What begins as a harmless glass of sherry to soothe her loneliness quickly spirals into an overpowering obsession. As she imagines slights from her neighbors and feels increasingly cold-shouldered by her community, Roslyn must confront the harrowing reality of her addiction. Cusack’s 1971 narrative remains a powerful study of the social stigmas surrounding women and the desperate search for a way back from the brink of self-destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48792196120795,"sku":"2026200004607-SECONDHAND","price":70.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/64aef975-30fb-4ae2-b8e2-fef3a1e7bd5d.png?v=1779273264","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200004607-secondhand-a-bough-in-hell","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}