{"product_id":"9781761152009-politica","title":"Politica","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE MILES FRANKLIN LITERARY AWARD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND FICTION BOOK AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA captivating literary journey that delves into the intertwined lives of a town, its people, and a region shaped by revolution and war.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The war broke out and she decided to call her dad.\u003cbr\u003e Weeks and weeks we do not speak, and the weeks become months and then they are so many years.\u003cbr\u003e She imagines herself starting this story.\u003cbr\u003e She imagines how she will tell this story later to someone else. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe haven’t spoken for years but then the war broke out\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e As conflict plays out across an unnamed region, its inhabitants deal with the fallout. Families are torn apart and brought together. A divide grows between those on either side of the war, compromises are struck as the toll of violence impacts near and far. We learn about those who are left behind and those who choose to leave in a great scattering. As the stories of those affected play out they weave together to show the whole of a society in the most extreme of circumstances. Even when the last shot is fired, their world will never recover. \u003cbr\u003e From the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe House of Youssef\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAustraliana\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lovers\u003c\/i\u003e comes a powerful new novel that asks again if the world will ever learn that war is never the answer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR POLITICA:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘In a 2022 interview, Kassab said a responsibility of the novelist is to “write with an eye towards humanity”. And she never falters in this, with \u003ci\u003ePolitica \u003c\/i\u003ealways drawing us back to war’s immeasurable personal cost.’ \u003cb\u003e– \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41602640805985,"sku":"9781761152009","price":13.16,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31206010.jpg?v=1730966024","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781761152009-politica","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}