{"product_id":"white-earth-9781569474419","title":"White Earth","description":"\"The saga of the McIvors is nothing less than a grim and supremely entertaining take on colonialism in Australia and the tortured, stained hearts of all its New World cousins. A-.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter his father's death, young William is cast upon the charity of an unknown great-uncle, John McIvor. The old man was brought up expecting to marry the heiress to Kuran Station--a grand estate in the Australian Outback--only to be disappointed by his rejection and the selling off of the land. He has devoted his life to putting the estate back together and has moved into the once-elegant mansion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMcIvor tries to imbue William with his obsession, but his hold on the land is threatened by laws entitling the Aborigines to reclaim sacred sites. William's mother desperately wants her son to become John McIvor's heir, but no one realizes that William is ill and his condition is worsening. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe White Earth\u003c\/i\u003e won Australia's Miles Franklin Award for 2005 and was selected as Book of the Year (2004) by \u003ci\u003eThe Age\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eThe Courier-Mail.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soho Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781569474419\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.68h x 5.72w x 1.04d","brand":"Andrew McGahan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36660048429212,"sku":"9781569474419","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_cea0610d-609a-493d-ad0e-9f5b1d2be265.jpg?v=1603896029","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/white-earth-9781569474419","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}