{"product_id":"2026200017184-secondhand-the-glass-barrier","title":"The Glass Barrier","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the vivid, sun-scorched landscapes of South Africa, The Glass Barrier by Joy Packer is a bold and emotionally charged novel that confronts one of the most explosive social tensions of its era — the invisible but unyielding wall of racial division. The story centres on a young woman caught between two worlds, her heart torn by a love that society refuses to sanction, as she navigates a society rigidly stratified by colour, class, and colonial legacy. Packer chronicles the anguish of belonging nowhere, and the quiet, devastating cost of a world that enforces separation not with iron bars, but with something far more insidious — the glass barrier of prejudice and unspoken law.\n\nJoy Packer, celebrated for her autobiographical travel writing and her sharp-eyed observations of South African society, brings that same unflinching clarity to this work of fiction. Her prose is luminous and precise, weaving personal anguish into the broader fabric of a nation on the precipice of profound, irreversible change. A story of love, identity, and the courage it takes to challenge the invisible walls that divide us, The Glass Barrier leaves the reader asking a haunting question: when the barrier is made of glass, who truly has the power to shatter it?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49216190415067,"sku":"2026200017184-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/d5410a0d-c38c-4bac-9b50-7f1420948add.png?v=1788404942","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200017184-secondhand-the-glass-barrier","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}