{"product_id":"9780702249921","title":"Moving Among Strangers: Randolph Stow and My Family","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs her mother Joan lies dying, Gabrielle Carey writes a letter to Joan’s childhood friend, the reclusive novelist Randolph Stow. This letter sets in motion a literary pilgrimage that reveals long-buried family secrets. Like her mother, Stow had grown up in Western Australia. After early literary success and a Miles Franklin Award in 1958 for his novel \u003ci\u003eTo the Islands\u003c\/i\u003e, he left for England and a life of self-imposed exile. Living most of her life on the east coast, Gabrielle was also estranged from her family’s west Australian roots but never questioned why. A devoted fan of Stow’s writing, she becames fascinated by his connection with her extended family, but before she can meet him he dies. With only a few pieces of correspondence to guide her, Gabrielle embarks on a journey from the red-dirt landscape of Western Australia to the English seaside town of Harwich in a quest to understand her family’s past and Stow’s place in it. \u003ci\u003eMoving Among Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e is a celebration of one of Australia’s most enigmatic and visionary writers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Queensland Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47014463897840,"sku":"9780702249921","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780702249921_p0.jpg?v=1763615998","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780702249921","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}