{"product_id":"9780670826971-secondhand-rubicon","title":"Rubicon","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: First Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good         ,          price clipped\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImmerse yourself in a gripping, atmospheric portrait of historical Australia with Rubicon, a powerful novel by acclaimed Australian author John Hooker. Published by Viking Books in Melbourne in 1990, this scarce first edition hardback volume—complete with its original dust jacket—is a remarkable acquisition for collectors of modern Australian fiction, military history, and gritty social realism.\n\nThe narrative delivers a richly detailed, character-driven snapshot of a nation on the brink, tracking protagonist Frank Cameron as he drives north during the grim summer of 1912 to take up a farm lease near the drought-stricken town of Rubicon. As a tight economic depression grips the country, Hooker masterfully weaves a plot filled with adventure fiction and tense human relationship dynamics, capturing a society steadily lapsing into chaos, lawlessness, and deep-seated local friction. This vintage copy is preserved in good overall condition, featuring a clean page state with a previous owner's mark inside, and is price-clipped but safely housed in a very good dust jacket. It stands as a vital and highly desirable addition for any library dedicated to 20th-century Australian literature and dramatic regional histories.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48810641522907,"sku":"9780670826971-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/0ac74219-1b4b-4b5f-b981-1e8b54cd6ddc.png?v=1779806448","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9780670826971-secondhand-rubicon","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}