{"product_id":"9780734414014","title":"The Apostle Bird","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'a masterful achievement?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Magpies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e We have come here to scratch for gold.\u003cbr\u003eOnce we had a house, a business and a Packard sedan,\u003cbr\u003ebut they are gone now, seized by the bank.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe year is 1934, the time of the Great Depression. The place is a settlement of miners' dugouts far from the nearest town. Fifteen-year-old Neil and his parents have come from Adelaide, hoping to strike it lucky, but the gold is elusive. Then the American Ivan and his daughter Kitty arrive,  mysterious and aloof. Soon rumours spread: Ivan killed a man; Kitty helped him rob banks. Neil is drawn to them despite the rumours. But Kitty saw him shoot the apostle bird. How can he convince her that it was an accident?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTensions come to a head when a digger is found dead, his gold missing, and angry miners form a mob to hunt the Americans down. Neil knows the nearby creeks and scrubland, and he can lead Ivan and Kitty to safety ? if they let him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Apostle Bird\u003c\/i\u003e is an evocatively written and compelling study of prejudice, honour and courage from Garry Disher, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Divine Wind\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Bamboo Flute\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Hachette Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126738174192,"sku":"9780734414014","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780734414014_p0.jpg?v=1763624402","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780734414014","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}