{"product_id":"9780753809563-secondhand-the-flower-boy","title":"The Flower Boy","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition.  See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.  A description of our secondhand books is not always available.  Please contact  us if you have a question about this title.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Karen Roberts\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 352\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Flower Boy is a deeply moving and enchanting novel ' a story of love, town secrets and family divisions.        Lizzie Buckwater is born on a stormy night into a household nestled in Glencairn, on the lush tea estates of 1930s Ceylon. As Chandi, a little servant-boy, plays in the mud outside on this fourth birthday, he promises himself that the English baby will become his best friend. He christens her Rose-Lizzie after the flowers he loves, and the bright, perceptive boy soon forges the most important friendship of his life. As Chandi and Rose-Lizzie's closeness grows, so their two families ' English and Ceylonese, master and servant ' become entwined. And with the approach of Ceylonese independence the whole idyll faces destruction.","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45245909237979,"sku":"9780753809563-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/9780753809563-us-300.jpg?v=1712556153","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9780753809563-secondhand-the-flower-boy","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}