{"product_id":"2026200004788-secondhand-kangaroo","title":"Kangaroo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Minor chipping on jacket spine and corners, otherwise fine. Pages clean and crisp. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bold and politically charged modernist novel, Kangaroo chronicles the journey of Richard Lovatt Somers, a British writer who relocates with his wife Harriet to post-World War I Australia, only to find himself drawn into the turbulent currents of nascent political movements. D. H. Lawrence's semi-autobiographical narrative presents a raw and restless portrait of a man wrestling with questions of power, freedom, and the nature of leadership, embodied in the charismatic yet enigmatic figure known as Kangaroo. The tone is intensely introspective and at times polemical, as Lawrence uses Somers's conflicted loyalties to argue against blind political allegiance and the seductive pull of authoritarian idealism. Vivid descriptions of the Australian landscape serve as a counterpoint to the novel's psychological intensity, illustrating the tension between the wild, indifferent natural world and the fraught human desire for belonging and purpose. Published in 1923, the work stands as one of Lawrence's most intellectually daring and unconventional novels, rewarding readers who appreciate literature that challenges as much as it captivates.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48763140702427,"sku":"2026200004788-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/12b5b2ca-87c8-4205-a3c6-c591abfb0684.png?v=1778499302","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200004788-secondhand-kangaroo","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}