{"title":"Michael Thomas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Thomas\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts compelling narratives that blend thrilling crime plots with the intimacy of biography and memoir. Readers can expect gripping stories layered with complex characters and suspenseful twists, delivering a rich exploration of human nature and morality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBooks like \u003cem\u003eThe Broken King\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Map of William\u003c\/em\u003e showcase Thomas’s talent for weaving intricate mysteries with emotional depth, appealing to those who appreciate both tension-filled thrillers and insightful personal journeys.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-map-of-william-by-michael-thomas-9781760992187","title":"The Map of William","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Map of William\u003c\/em\u003e is a gripping, adventurous tale about the triumph of friendship, and the price of survival in a land with its own ancient story to tell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWestern Australia, 1909. William Watson's beloved father is set on an expedition to the north-west to map water sources in the Pilbara. Invited along, fifteen-year-old William embarks on the outback journey of a lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt sea and on land, William will forge lasting friendships with his fellow travellers, and transform his relationship with his father as together they face the darkness in some men's hearts - including the cruel and vengeful Sergeant Jardine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a classic rite-of-passage novel that follows one young man on his journey of growth and self-discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46675444695276,"sku":"9781760992187","price":37.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27308813482814.jpg?v=1752935331"},{"product_id":"the-broken-king-by-michael-thomas-9781398562196","title":"The Broken King","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Michael Thomas has written a truly extraordinary memoir, one that sears and sings with such terrible, beautiful honesty it will burn its way deep into your bones. \u003cem\u003eThe Broken King\u003c\/em\u003e is a triumph, and reading it will leave you changed. It’s genuinely one of the most extraordinary and magical books I have ever read. I’m full of awe.’\u003c\/strong\u003e Helen Macdonald, author of \u003cem\u003eH Is for Hawk\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Entirely mesmerizing… With a virtuosic command of language and an eagle eye for punishing detail, Thomas has rendered beautifully an excruciating existence from which it is impossible to turn away’\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of \u003cem\u003eMan Gone Down\u003c\/em\u003e – winner of the 2007 Dublin International Literary Award – comes a deeply personal memoir of race, trauma, alcoholism, parenting, mental illness and ultimately hope in a portrait of three generations of Black American men.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn his second book and first work of nonfiction, \u003cem\u003eThe Broken King\u003c\/em\u003e, Thomas explores fathers and sons, lovers and the beloved, trauma and recovery, success and failure in a unique, urgent, and timeless memoir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBringing to mind both James Baldwin’s \u003cem\u003eThe Fire Next Time\u003c\/em\u003e and Vladimir Nabokov’s \u003cem\u003eSpeak, Memory\u003c\/em\u003e, Thomas’ memoir unfolds through six powerful, interlocking and overlaying parts focusing on the lives of five men: his father—a philosopher, Boston Red Sox fan, and absent parent; his estranged older brother; his two sons growing up in Brooklyn; and always, heartbreakingly himself. At the centre of \u003cem\u003eThe Broken King\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of Thomas’ own breakdown, a result of inherited family history and his own experiences, from growing up Black in the Boston suburbs to publishing a prize-winning novel with “the house of Beckett.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery page of \u003cem\u003eThe Broken King\u003c\/em\u003e rings with the impact of America’s sweeping struggle with race and class, education and family, and builds to a brave, meticulous articulation of a creative mind’s journey into and out of madness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47894146449644,"sku":"9781398562196","price":41.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781398562196-the-broken-king.jpg?v=1783219456"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/michael-thomas.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}