{"product_id":"2026200004662-secondhand-on-the-java-ridge-signed","title":"On The Java Ridge [signed]","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: First Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Signed\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, some wear on binding cover (as seen on image) otherwise as new. Previous owner stamp on FEP\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gripping work of Australian crime fiction, On the Java Ridge chronicles two parallel narratives that converge with devastating force: a group of recreational sailors aboard a charter vessel caught in a violent storm off the coast of Indonesia, and a boatload of asylum seekers whose desperate voyage places them in the same treacherous waters. Jock Serong constructs a taut, morally charged thriller that uncovers the brutal intersection of political cynicism and human survival, holding Australia's refugee policies up to unflinching scrutiny. The tension is relentless, driven by Serong's precise, atmospheric prose that captures both the raw power of the sea and the calculated indifference of bureaucratic decision-making. Rich with ethical complexity and propulsive suspense, the novel illustrates how ordinary people — and governments — respond when faced with impossible choices at the edge of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48792239931611,"sku":"2026200004662-SECONDHAND","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/66428d5c-54dd-4195-bd55-5f5c83fcc013.png?v=1779273817","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200004662-secondhand-on-the-java-ridge-signed","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}