{"product_id":"fence-around-the-cuckoo-first-edition","title":"Fence Around the Cuckoo -First Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis first volume of Ruth Park’s autobiography is an account of her isolated childhood in the rainforests of New Zealand, her convent education which encouraged her love of words and writing, and the bitter years of the Depression.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e She then entered the rough-and-tumble world of journalism and began a reluctant correspondence with a young Australian writer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1942, Park moved to Sydney and married that writer, D’Arcy Niland. There she would write \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Harp in the South\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the first of her classic Australian novels. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Fence Around the Cuckoo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the story of one of Australia’s best storytellers and how she learnt her craft.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ruth Park","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42963884376233,"sku":"9780670846795","price":12.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/products\/9780670846795-us.jpg?v=1678507676","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/fence-around-the-cuckoo-first-edition","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}