{"product_id":"9781921870354","title":"The Family Law","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow a major SBS television series!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Meet the Law family – eccentric, endearing and hard to resist. Your guide: Benjamin, the third of five children and a born humorist. Join him as he tries to answer some puzzling questions: Why won’t his Chinese dad wear made-in-China underpants? Why was most of his extended family deported in the 1980s? Will his childhood dreams of \u003ci\u003eHome and Away\u003c\/i\u003e stardom come to nothing? What are his chances of finding love?  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Hilarious and moving, \u003ci\u003eThe Family Law\u003c\/i\u003e is a linked series of tales from a beloved Australian writer. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A vivid, gorgeously garish, Technicolour portrait of a family. It’s impossible not to let oneself go along for the ride and emerge at the book’s end enlightened, touched, thrilling with laughter.’ —Marieke Hardy \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Benjamin Law manages to be scatagogical, hilarious and heartbreaking all at the same time. Every sentence fizzes like an exploding fireball of energy.’ —Alice Pung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Law is a writer of great wit and warmth who combines apparently artless and effortless comedian’s patter with a high level of technical skill.’ \u003ci\u003e—Sydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘An addictive read.’ \u003ci\u003e—Courier-Mail\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Very funny...you may find yourself at times almost barking with laughter’ —the \u003ci\u003eMonthly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘An engaging read.’ \u003ci\u003e—West Weekend Magazine, West Australian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Wonderful. Everyone should run to their nearest bookshop and buy a copy.’ \u003ci\u003e—Defamer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Simultaneously weird and instantly recognisable, the Laws are an Australian family it’s well worth getting to know’ —the \u003ci\u003eEnthusiast\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Enjoyable, easy reading ... Law is a considerable talent with a long future ahead of him.’ \u003ci\u003e—Literary Minded\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘The eccentric, clever and beautifully resonant \u003ci\u003eThe Family Law\u003c\/i\u003e. It’s sharply written, brilliantly observed and infused with an authenticity that makes it compelling.’ \u003ci\u003e—Saturday Age\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Benjamin Law is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Family Law\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGaysia\u003c\/i\u003e, and a frequent contributor to the \u003ci\u003eMonthly, frankie\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGood Weekend\u003c\/i\u003e. Benjamin writes for publications, businesses and agencies worldwide, and co-wrote the TV adaptation of \u003ci\u003eThe Family Law\u003c\/i\u003e for SBS and Matchbox Pictures.","brand":"Schwartz Publishing Pty. Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137185464560,"sku":"9781921870354","price":12.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781921870354_p0.jpg?v=1763631853","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781921870354","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}