{"product_id":"2026600000193-secondhand-the-great-australian-lover-and-other-stories","title":"The Great Australian Lover And Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: repr.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Acceptable                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear\u003cbr\u003ePages: FEP missing                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bold and irreverent collection of short fiction, The Great Australian Lover and Other Stories showcases Frank Hardy's sharp satirical eye and his deep affection for the working-class characters who populate the Australian landscape. Hardy chronicles the lives of larrikins, dreamers, and self-styled romantics with a tone that is simultaneously comic and compassionate, capturing the gap between masculine myth and everyday reality. Each story presents a vivid slice of Australian life, punctuated by Hardy's trademark wit and his instinct for exposing the absurdities lurking beneath the surface of ordinary existence. Rooted in the oral storytelling tradition, the prose carries the rhythm of the pub yarn and the tall tale, making it as entertaining as it is culturally revealing. Readers familiar with Hardy's politically charged novels will find here the same unflinching honesty, delivered with a lighter touch and a knowing grin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48792201756891,"sku":"2026600000193-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/916c26f0-62e9-401c-8192-cc9a88137052.png?v=1779273406","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026600000193-secondhand-the-great-australian-lover-and-other-stories","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}