{"product_id":"di-morrissey-moonsoon","title":"Monsoon by Di Morrissey","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"sp__the-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMonsoon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a journey into the hearts and memories of those caught in a certain time in a particular place from Australia's favourite storyteller with new novel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eArcadia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eout now.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSandy Donaldson has been working for a volunteer organisation in Vietnam for the past four years. As her contract nears its end, she is reluctant to leave so she invites her oldest friend, Anna, to come for a holiday and discover its beautiful tourist destinations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth girls have unexplored links to this country. Sandy's father is a Vietnam vet and Anna's mother was a Vietnamese boat person.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring their travels, they meet Tom, an old Australian journalist who covered the war and plans to report on the 40th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan. It is Tom who tries to persuade Sandy's father to return to Long Tan and settle the ghosts that have haunted him for 40 years, and suggests that Anna should delve into her mother's past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the girls are reluctant, swept up in their own concerns, relationships, and a business deal that has the potential to go horribly wrong. However, it is the near-blind Buddhist nun living alone in the pagoda atop one of the karsts in Halong Bay who might hold the key.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor Information:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDi Morrissey is Australia's most popular female novelist. Her most recently published novel,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Valley\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, went straight to the top of the national bestseller list. Her other novels are\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Reef\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBarra Creek\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKimberley Sun\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Bay\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlaze\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eScatter the Stars\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Songmaster\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen the Singing Stops\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTears of the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Last Mile Home\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFollow the Morning Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Last Rose of Summer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeart of the Dreaming\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. Di divides her time between Byron Bay and the Manning Valley in NSW.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished: 01\/10\/2008\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCategory: Fiction, Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher:Pan Austarlia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePages: 468\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 19.5 x 13 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Di Morrissey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":10697320005668,"sku":"9780330424011","price":8.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/2811\/3956\/products\/9780330424011.jpg?v=1575427941","url":"https:\/\/puzzlesrusmore.au\/products\/di-morrissey-moonsoon","provider":"booksrusandmore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}