{"product_id":"2026200012348-secondhand-the-cousin-from-fiji","title":"The Cousin From Fiji","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorman Lindsay's The Cousin from Fiji is a sparkling comic novel set in the boisterous world of suburban Sydney, where the unexpected arrival of a glamorous and free-spirited relative from the South Pacific sends shockwaves of delicious chaos through a stuffy, respectable household. Lindsay chronicles the ensuing social upheaval with razor-sharp wit, as the cousin's exotic presence upends the rigid proprieties of Australian middle-class life, forcing its inhabitants to confront their own hypocrisies, desires, and provincial limitations.\n\nA celebrated figure in Australian cultural history, Lindsay brings to this novel the same irreverent, life-affirming energy that defined his legendary career as a painter, sculptor, and writer. His prose is richly comic yet pointed, using farce and satire as instruments to dissect the absurdities of social convention in early twentieth-century Australia. Readers who cherish the sharp social comedies of Evelyn Waugh or the larrikin spirit of Australian literature will find in this novel a story that is as bracingly funny as it is quietly subversive — leaving one to wonder just how much of polite society truly survives the cousin's visit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130934927579,"sku":"2026200012348-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/495d4c32-57d8-4b9c-855b-b0123495c157.png?v=1786592749","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200012348-secondhand-the-cousin-from-fiji","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}