{"product_id":"9781805302483-restless-dolly-maunder","title":"Restless Dolly Maunder","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR BEST FICTION IN THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS AUSTRALIA 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDolly Maunder is born at the end of the nineteenth century, when society's long-locked doors are just starting to creak ajar for determined women. Growing up in a poor farming family in rural New South Wales, Dolly spends her life doggedly pushing at those doors. A husband and two children do not deter her from searching for love and independence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRestless Dolly Maunder\u003c\/i\u003e is a subversive, triumphant tale of a pioneering woman working her way through a world of limits and obstacles, who is able - despite the cost - to make a life she could call her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Grenville\u003c\/b\u003e's bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eThe Secret River\u003c\/i\u003e received the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Miles Franklin Literary Award. \u003ci\u003eThe Idea of Perfection \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Women's Prize. Grenville's other novels include \u003ci\u003eSarah Thornhill\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lieutenant\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLilian's Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDark Places, Joan Makes History \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Room Made of Leaves\u003c\/i\u003e. Her 2024 novel \u003ci\u003eRestless Dolly Maunder \u003c\/i\u003ewas shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  kategrenville.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46358274736347,"sku":"9781805302483","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/df3420db3d7c4fa49d99831e8683e6a4.png?v=1734519792","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9781805302483-restless-dolly-maunder","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}