{"product_id":"9781922148179","title":"Fairyland: Text Classics","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe final book by Sumner Locke Elliott, the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eCareful, He Might Hear You.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing heavily on Locke Elliott's own experiences, \u003ci\u003eFairyland\u003c\/i\u003e charts the life of Seaton Daly, an aspiring writer coming to terms with his homosexuality in the repressive atmosphere of inner-city Sydney during the 1930s and '40s. Lonely and naive, Daly dreams of escaping to the 'promised land' of the United States. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFairyland\u003c\/i\u003e is an intimate, affecting, sometimes harrowing portrayal of a lifelong search for love. Sumner Locke Elliott's 'coming out' novel, it was first published in 1990, the year before his death. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis new edition comes with an introduction by Dennis Altman.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSumner Locke Elliott \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Sydney. His mother was the writer Helena Sumner Locke. She died of eclampsia the day after his birth, and the boy was raised by his aunts. \u003ci\u003eCareful, He Might Hear You\u003c\/i\u003e was Elliott's debut novel. It won the Miles Franklin Award in 1963, was translated into a number of languages and became an international bestseller. In 1983 it was made into an outstanding film directed by Carl Schultz, starring Wendy Hughes, Robyn Nevin and Nicholas Gledhill. Elliott wrote ten novels in all. He won the Patrick White Literary Award in 1977. After a lifetime of concealing his homosexuality, he spent his final years living with his partner Whitfield Cook. Sumner Locke Elliott died in New York City in 1991.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Beautifully written and moving...an elegantly crafted novel of lasting importance.' Dennis Altman\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Text Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154151489776,"sku":"9781922148179","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781922148179_p0.jpg?v=1763633159","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781922148179","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}