{"product_id":"9780730444022","title":"Black Diamonds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'This is the story of a love greatly tested and of the resilience of ordinary Australians sucked into a pointless war by propaganda. It's enough to turn you into a war protester.' - \u003cem\u003eAustralian Women's Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 1914 and the coal town of Lithgow is booming. Daniel Ackerman is a serious young man, a miner, a socialist and German; Francine Connolly is the bourgeois, Irish-Catholic, too-good-for-this-place daughter of one of the mine owners. When a tragic accident forces them together, this class-crossed pair fall in love despite themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore the signatures on their marriage certificate are dry, though, war erupts, and a much more terrifying obstacle confronts them. Against his principles but driven by a sense of solidarity, Daniel enlists; Francine, horrified, has no choice but to watch him go.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrown into a daunting new world of separation and grief, they learn things about each other they might never have known in more certain times - hard lessons about heroism, sacrifice, and the thin line between bravery and stupidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold with freshness, verve and wit, \u003cem\u003eBlack Diamonds\u003c\/em\u003e is the tale of a fierce young nation, Australia, and two fierce hearts who dare to discover what courage really means.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers Australia Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47106488074480,"sku":"9780730444022","price":12.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780730444022_p0.jpg?v=1763626858","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780730444022","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}