{"product_id":"glenorchy-boy-by-john-dale-pb","title":"Glenorchy Boy by John Dale |PB","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 20, 219);\"\u003eAVAILABLE FROM 25 SEPTEMBER 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 20, 219);\"\u003ePRE-ORDER NOW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlenorchy Boy is written with a detached intimacy of real power.\u003c\/i\u003e —David Owen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eA vivid account of a young man's escape from a bleak boyhood in an unforgiving world.\u003c\/i\u003e —Amanda Lohrey\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIt’s 1973 and Alan Skidmore is in trouble with the police. He lives with his father in the working-class suburb of Glenorchy, his mother has left, his girlfriend dumps him, and his probation officer warns him to stay away from his friend Muir whose father is in jail for murder. Alan’s future is looking bleak until he moves into a run-down share house in North Hobart and learns what is important in life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eWild Life\u003c\/i\u003e (Allen \u0026amp; Unwin, 2004) comes a transformative novel about friendship and growing up in Tasmania.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Forty South Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49009953702058,"sku":"9781764660082","price":32.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0296\/1353\/files\/GlenorchyBoy_Cover.jpg?v=1785903823","url":"https:\/\/shop.fortysouth.com.au\/products\/glenorchy-boy-by-john-dale-pb","provider":"Forty South Publishing Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}