{"product_id":"eye-of-the-needle","title":"Eye Of The Needle","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.cs97DFFCB{12pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Times New Roman;} .cs3270F94{margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003eA passionate story about the landscape of grief and the emergence of self by a distinctive new voice in Australian literary fiction. In 1882 a young Afghan named Kadir lands in Port Augusta. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003eHe has arrived with six camels to make his fortune, and so becomes the transport for a scientific expedition into the red centre. More than a century later a young man named Kris comes of age in the Melbourne suburbs, having emigrated from India with his family when he was just a boy. After the trauma of his father's mysterious death, Kris gravitates to St Kilda in search of a bigger world. Fate will lead Kris to drugs and sex and love. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3270F94\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs97DFFCB\"\u003eHe will learn what it truly takes to write a novel about the visionary life: the tale of a cameleer who comes across the seas from Asia and is drawn into the dazzling heart of the continent, where all is revealed-the ancient peoples, power and possession, lies and lust, faith, death, and what really matters. Christopher Raja's Eye of the Needle is a spectacular novel about the force of desire and ambition, about what love does to us and what we will do for love. PRAISE: 'Compelling and vivid.' Sydney Morning Herald on The Burning Elephant 'A poignant story, widely accessible and skilfully told.' Books+Publishing on Into the Suburbs 'An emotional experience, heartbreaking yet hopeful.' The Big Issue on Into the Suburbs 'A deeply human exploration of exile, love and grief, narrated in a voice that rings clear as a bell.' Meg Mundell on Into the Suburbs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dear Village","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53612837470484,"sku":"9781921758614","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/6460\/0596\/files\/9781921758614_1.jpg?v=1786151019","url":"https:\/\/dearvillage.com.au\/products\/eye-of-the-needle","provider":"Dear Village","version":"1.0","type":"link"}