{"product_id":"2026200008574-secondhand-the-transit-of-venus","title":"The Transit Of Venus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sweeping and deeply romantic novel, The Transit of Venus chronicles the lives of two Australian orphan sisters, Caro and Grace Bell, as they navigate love, fate, and loss across mid-twentieth-century England and America. Shirley Hazzard constructs a narrative of extraordinary precision and emotional depth, tracing the sisters' intertwined destinies through a cast of brilliantly drawn characters — scientists, poets, bureaucrats, and lovers. The prose carries an almost poetic gravity, demanding and rewarding close attention as it uncovers the hidden currents beneath seemingly ordinary lives. Widely regarded as a masterpiece of twentieth-century literature, the novel argues powerfully that the forces of love and circumstance are as vast and inexorable as the astronomical event its title invokes. Called an almost perfect novel by *The New York Times*, it remains one of the most celebrated works of literary fiction in the English language.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956374286555,"sku":"2026200008574-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/d9bd8b53-cead-4f43-b9c8-c96fefafa245.png?v=1783500480","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200008574-secondhand-the-transit-of-venus","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}