{"product_id":"the-bone-people-0330485415","title":"The Bone People","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0330485415\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hulme, Keri\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Booker Prize in 1985, The Bone People is the story of Kerewin, a despairing part-Maori artist who is convinced that her solitary life is the only way to face the world. Her cocoon is rudely blown away by the sudden arrival during a rainstorm of Simon, a mute six-year-old whose past seems to hold some terrible trauma. In his wake comes his foster-father Joe, a Maori factory worker with a nasty temper.The narrative unravels to reveal the truths that lie behind these three characters, and in so doing displays itself as a huge, ambitious work that tackles the clash between Maori and European characters in beautiful prose of a heartrending poignancy.`In this novel, New Zealand`s people, its heritage and landscape are conjured up with uncanny poetry and perceptiveness` Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eNew | Mint Condition | Dispatch same day for order received before 12 noon | Guaranteed packaging | No quibbles returns\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51931694792992,"sku":"NEW0330485415","price":35.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-bone-people-0330485415","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}