{"product_id":"2026200006661-secondhand-an-island-away","title":"An Island Away","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: First Edition\u003cbr\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: Previous owner\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Small tear on front jacket fold. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA work of Australian fiction set against the stark and sun-scorched landscape of the outback, An Island Away by Nene Gare chronicles the life of a young Aboriginal woman navigating the collision of two vastly different worlds — the traditional culture of her people and the encroaching pressures of white Australian society. Gare, celebrated for her empathetic and unflinching portrayals of Indigenous Australian experience, presents a narrative rich with emotional honesty and social conscience. The novel illustrates the profound personal cost of cultural displacement, tracing its protagonist's search for identity, belonging, and dignity in a society that too often denies her all three. Written with quiet intensity and deep compassion, it stands as a significant and enduring work in the canon of Australian literature that confronts the human consequences of racial inequality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48810604789979,"sku":"2026200006661-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/27cd36c0-3c95-4463-9c0c-6f68a79cb241.png?v=1779805797","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200006661-secondhand-an-island-away","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}