{"product_id":"2026200008543-secondhand-my-brilliant-career","title":"My Brilliant Career","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth\/board in good condition (red hardcover binding with ribbon bookmark). Page Condition: Good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding condition: Appears intact and solid. The book is part of The Collector's Library of Australia's Great Books series. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA cornerstone of Australian literature, My Brilliant Career is a semi-autobiographical novel that chronicles the life of Sybylla Melvyn, a spirited young woman navigating the harsh realities of rural New South Wales in the late 19th century. Written with remarkable wit and emotional honesty, the novel presents Sybylla's fierce desire for independence, artistic fulfilment, and self-determination at a time when society expected women to conform to domestic roles. Franklin argues, through her unforgettable protagonist, that ambition and personal freedom are worth any sacrifice — including love and social acceptance. First written when Franklin herself was just a teenager, the novel remains a bold, defiant, and deeply human portrait of a woman determined to forge her own path. Celebrated as a defining work of Australian feminist literature, it continues to resonate with readers more than a century after its original publication in 1901.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956378906843,"sku":"2026200008543-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/03240199-603d-47ed-93b0-0e6ad4cccd8e.png?v=1783500516","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200008543-secondhand-my-brilliant-career","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}