{"product_id":"9781865083773-secondhand-isabelle-the-navigator","title":"Isabelle the Navigator","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\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Luke Davies\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Hardback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 272\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow do we find ourselves when we lose others?  This striking novel from the author of the widely acclaimed Candy explores the life of a young woman as she deals with the deaths of the two important men in her life: her great love Matthew Smith, and her 'gorgeous, sad father' Tom Airly.  A lyrical meditation on love, loss, betrayal, disintegration and the passage of time, Isabelle the Navigator charts Isabelle's inner journey, as well as her actual travels-from childhood in Sydney, to love in the vast spaces off the Western Australian coast, to grief and eventually hope in Paris. This is a portrait of an extraordinarily vital woman that is at once epic and fable, swirling and intensely focused.  Candy was a novel about addiction, claustrophobia and a destructive momentum; Isabelle the Navigator bursts forward from this darkness in its exploration of a life more fully lived.  What the critics said about Candy  'A love story of profound tenderness . . . an important book.' Canberra Times  'A significant novel . . . a powerful debut.' Australian  'A superbly written novel by a very talented Australian author.' Age","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44131306668251,"sku":"9781865083773-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9781865083773-us-300.jpg?v=1685640583","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9781865083773-secondhand-isabelle-the-navigator","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}