{"product_id":"2026600003160-secondhand-the-rose-grower","title":"The Rose Grower","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st aus ed., 1st pr.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Very good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the turbulent backdrop of revolutionary France in the 1790s, this richly atmospheric historical novel chronicles the intertwined lives of a small community in the Gascon countryside as the upheavals of the Terror reach even the most remote corners of the country. Michelle de Kretser weaves together the stories of a rose grower, a doctor, a widow, and a ghost — yes, a ghost — whose quiet observations lend the narrative a gently ironic and otherworldly tone. The novel presents the personal and the political in elegant tension, illustrating how ordinary desires for love, beauty, and belonging persist even as history convulses around them. Written with lyrical precision and a wry, understated wit, it rewards readers who appreciate literary fiction that is as intellectually engaging as it is emotionally resonant.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48792195596507,"sku":"2026600003160-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/5de28109-aed0-4694-8c0d-f361dfe019a9.png?v=1779273253","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026600003160-secondhand-the-rose-grower","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}