{"product_id":"wood-green-by-sean-rabin-9781925336085","title":"Wood Green","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichael, an aspiring writer who has recently finished his PhD, takes a job as the secretary to his literary hero, Lucian Clarke, a reclusive novelist with a mysterious cosmopolitan past. Lucian lives in a cottage in a village on a mountain outside Hobart, which gives the book its title, \u003cem\u003eWood Green\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePeopled by an ensemble cast—the local publican, the single mother who manages the pub's kitchen, the unhappily married couple that runs the corner store, a newcomer from Johannesburg with a murky past, a snivelling B\u0026amp;B proprietor, and a determined ex-girlfriend—\u003cem\u003eWood Green\u003c\/em\u003e artfully evokes the claustrophobia of small-town life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile Michael believes he is making a new life for himself, Lucian has other plans. Rabin writes with wit and intelligence, and deftly executes an unsuspected plot twist in his exploration of the perils of literary ambition and the elusive prospect of artistic legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Hobart, Tasmania, Sean Rabin has worked as a dishwasher, cook, script reader, copy-editor, and journalist. He has lived in Ireland, Italy, London, and New York, and now resides in Sydney, Australia. When not writing, he is reading and listening to music. His short stories have been published in Australia and the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46847359582444,"sku":"9781925336085","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/135d2a65fb444d764fc55a06d1d46e5b.jpg?v=1758964043","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/wood-green-by-sean-rabin-9781925336085","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}