{"product_id":"2026600000168-secondhand-whip-bird","title":"Whip Bird","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st ed., 1st pr.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gripping work of Australian literary fiction, Whip Bird chronicles the intertwined lives of characters caught in the tensions of modern Australian identity, landscape, and human desire. Robert Drewe, celebrated for his sharp psychological insight and evocative prose, presents a narrative steeped in the raw beauty and latent menace of the Australian environment. With a tone that balances dark wit and quiet menace, the story uncovers the fragile boundaries between civilization and wilderness, between the lives people construct and the instincts that unravel them. Drewe illustrates with characteristic precision how place shapes character, and how the natural world — indifferent and unforgiving — mirrors the inner lives of those who inhabit it. Readers familiar with Drewe's celebrated body of work will find here the same masterful blend of suspense, sensory richness, and unflinching emotional honesty that has defined his reputation as one of Australia's foremost storytellers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48810622255323,"sku":"2026600000168-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/2fabd1e2-5406-4db5-b1a4-64f2678157f5.png?v=1779806154","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026600000168-secondhand-whip-bird","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}