{"product_id":"the-childrens-writer","title":"The Children's Writer","description":"\u003cp\u003eA dazzling novel about writers and writing, love and loss ... the first adult novel from this multi-award-winning children's writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCharlie Bloome wants to be a writer. twenty-three years old, he is studying literature and living with his gamine partner, Alice - 'Lootie' - who plans to be a teacher and is less than supportive of Charlie's dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInto their lives comes the flamboyant Sebastian Chanteleer, an ageing but internationally acclaimed children's writer. Upon meeting, Lootie and Chanteleer establish an immediate bond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the children's writer makes his presence felt in the younger couple's lives, Charlie struggles to come to terms with his own past and identity, and with what is happening to Lootie. Does Charlie have what it takes to be a writer? Does Chanteleer represent the best or worst a writer can be? And what happens to those caught up in a writer's world?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGary Crew has crafted a compelling and superbly written study of passions and ambitions, and an insider's look at the creative process and the foibles and delusions of those who practise it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gary Crew","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46805101707433,"sku":"9780732285869","price":7.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/9780732285869.jpg?v=1771040532","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/the-childrens-writer","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}