{"product_id":"lilians-story-by-kate-grenville-9781922458056","title":"Lilian's Story","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eListen, I told myself, and heard the waves against the harbour-wall, a gull being peevish, the white tapping stick of a blind man against the stones. Listen, I told myself, this is history.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLoosely inspired by the legendary Sydney bohemian Bea Miles, Kate Grenville’s much-loved debut novel recounts the life of the irrepressible Lilian Una Singer: from wealthy middle-class girlhood under the rule of a monstrous father, to outspoken independence in adulthood, and eventually sleeping rough on the city’s streets in later years, her spirit undaunted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBold, exuberant and richly imaginative, \u003ci\u003eLilian’s Story\u003c\/i\u003e was acclaimed as a masterpiece on its publication in 1985. It is unforgettable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46549835907308,"sku":"9781922458056","price":17.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12991683482872.jpg?v=1749929998","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/lilians-story-by-kate-grenville-9781922458056","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}