{"product_id":"2026200011816-secondhand-slipstream","title":"Slipstream","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the sweeping panorama of twentieth-century Australia, Slipstream by Roger McDonald is a richly layered novel that chronicles the life of a man shaped by his passions for aviation, art, and the turbulent forces of history. The narrative weaves together personal ambition and national identity, tracing its protagonist through the booming industrial landscapes and social upheavals that defined a nation coming of age, where dreams of flight become a powerful metaphor for freedom, escape, and the relentless pull of the past.\n\nMcDonald, one of Australia's most celebrated literary voices and the author of the iconic 1915, brings his signature blend of lyrical prose and meticulously researched historical detail to bear on a story that is as intimate as it is epic. His writing illuminates the contradictions at the heart of the Australian experience — the tension between the pioneering spirit and the weight of colonial inheritance — with a quiet authority that rewards patient, attentive reading. Slipstream stands as a testament to McDonald's enduring preoccupation with memory, masculinity, and the making of a nation, leaving the reader to wonder what truly propels a life forward, and what it means to finally let go.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130870145243,"sku":"2026200011816-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/81d80727-12ad-47d2-bb2f-8104d70d953c.png?v=1786591639","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200011816-secondhand-slipstream","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}