{"product_id":"9781743820223","title":"Between Us","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eNona\u0026amp;Me\u003c\/i\u003e comes a stunning new novel about two teenagers separated by cultural differences, their parents’ expectations and twenty kilometres of barbed-wire fence.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Is it possible for two very different teenagers to fall in love despite high barbed-wire fences and a political wilderness between them? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Anahita is passionate, curious and determined. She is also an Iranian asylum seeker who is only allowed out of detention to attend school. On weekdays, during school hours, she can be a ‘regular Australian girl’. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Jono needs the distraction of an infatuation. In the past year his mum has walked out, he’s been dumped and his sister has moved away. Lost and depressed, Jono feels as if he’s been left behind with his Vietnamese single father, Kenny. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Kenny is struggling to work out the rules in his new job; he recently started work as a guard at the Wickham Point Detention Centre. He tells Anahita to look out for Jono at school, but quickly comes to regret this, spiraling into suspicion and mistrust. Who is this girl, really? What is her story? Is she a genuine refugee or a queue jumper? As Jono and Anahita grow closer, Kenny starts snooping behind the scenes …  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ‘An urgent, compelling and transcendent love story of our times.’ —Alice Pung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ‘I want everyone to read this book right now.’ —Fiona Wood \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ‘A beautiful, raw and timely book.’ —Melina Marchetta \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Clare Atkins has worked as a scriptwriter for many successful television series, including \u003ci\u003eAll Saints\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHome and Away\u003c\/i\u003e. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eNona and Me\u003c\/i\u003e, won the 2016 Book of the Year in the NT Literary Awards, and was shortlisted for the 2015 Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards, longlisted for the 2015 Inky Awards, and highly commended for the 2015 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards.","brand":"Black Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131150614768,"sku":"9781743820223","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781743820223_p0.jpg?v=1763704258","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781743820223","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}