{"product_id":"2026200016055-secondhand-summer-of-the-seventeenth-doll","title":"Summer Of The Seventeenth Doll","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor seventeen summers, two Queensland cane-cutters have made their annual pilgrimage to Melbourne, bringing with them the intoxicating promise of freedom, romance, and a life lived outside the ordinary — but the seventeenth summer is the one that will shatter the illusion forever. Ray Lawler's landmark Australian drama, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, chronicles the collision between romantic myth and brutal reality as Roo and Barney arrive to find their world irrevocably changed: their women have grown older, wearier, and unwilling to sustain a fantasy that no longer fits their lives.\n\nA cornerstone of Australian theatrical history, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll is widely regarded as the play that gave Australian drama its own distinct, unapologetic voice — one raw with larrikin spirit, working-class pride, and the bittersweet ache of mortality. Lawler writes with an ear finely tuned to vernacular Australian speech, grounding his characters in a specific cultural moment while illuminating universal truths about ageing, loyalty, and the dreams we cling to long past their time. First performed in 1955, this first edition published by Angus and Robertson stands as a vital artefact of a nation's literary coming-of-age — essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand the Australian soul.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49342780932315,"sku":"2026200016055-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/e5e6de48-5bb0-4045-9f11-f562fd51508d.png?v=1790049443","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200016055-secondhand-summer-of-the-seventeenth-doll","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}