{"product_id":"9781925681277","title":"Beyond the Boabs and Bilums: Letters of my life","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow does a woman who hails from the edges of a little town in country Queensland end up living in Ballarat … the Kimberleys … the remote mountain valleys and lowlands of Papua New Guinea … and Central Australia?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTake a nurse, add in some romance; splash in some art and poetry; toss in appalling bread-making skills, small planes and an intrepid pilot, spice it up with some cross cultural adventures, a community development advisor with a penchant for driving off-road; throw in a dash of humour and voila! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what happens when the tough times come? When you find your baby lifeless in the cot? When there’s a plane crash? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of my memoirs is scaffolded by ‘letters’ to a very real friend with a very real story. It is anchored by a faith that seeks to live gently with life’s big questions. It paints a picture often fashioned with large colourful daubs; sometimes a whirling kaleidoscope and occasionally ventures into fine detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fontaine Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47046150979824,"sku":"9781925681277","price":13.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781925681277_p0.jpg?v=1763636677","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781925681277","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}