{"product_id":"9780732291211_a-world-of-other-people","title":"A World of Other People","description":"Cinematic, intense and unflinching, A WORLD OF OTHER PEOPLE is a supremely life-affirming evocation of love in war time, when every decision, and every day, matters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoint winner of the 2014 Prime Minister's Literary Award (with Man Booker Prize winner Richard Flanagan), A WORLD OF OTHER PEOPLE is a life-affirming evocation of love in war time, when every decision, and every day, matters. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in 1941 during the Blitz, Steven Carroll's cinematic new novel traces the love affair of Jim, an Australian pilot in Bomber Command, and Iris, a forthright young Londoner, finding her voice as a writer. Haunted by secrets and malign coincidence, the couple struggles to build a future free of society's thin-lipped disapproval. Iris shares rooftop firewatching duties with the poet tS Eliot, who unwittingly seals their fate with his famous verse 'Little Gidding'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiles Franklin Award-winning author Steven Carroll has produced a delicate yet unflinching piece of historical fiction that captures quiet romance in the midst of great unrest. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA WORLD OF OTHER PEOPLE is a companion novel to Carroll's earlier novel THE LOST LIFE.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This is a memorable book; a moving love story, and a troubled reflection on the relationship between war and words ... Carroll has created, with delightful ingenuity, a rich and layered work.' The Weekend Australian\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steven Carroll","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46896144154773,"sku":"9780732291211","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780732291211_fbed96fe-f6d2-4f08-9dd9-ebdfd69f095e.jpg?v=1776888381","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780732291211_a-world-of-other-people","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}