{"product_id":"questions-of-travel-paperback","title":"Questions of Travel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichelle de Kretser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaura Fraser grows up in Sydney, motherless, with a cold, professional father and an artistic bent. Ravi Mendis lives on the other side of the globe -- exploring the seductive new world of the Internet, his father dead, his mother struggling to get by.Their stories alternate throughout Michelle de Kretser's ravishing novel, culminating in unlikely fates for them both, destinies influenced by travel -- voluntary in her case, enforced in his. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With money from an inheritance, Laura sets off to see the world, eventually returning to Sydney to work for a publisher of travel guides. There she meets Ravi, now a Sri Lankan political exile who wants only to see a bit of Australia and make a living. Where do these two disparate characters, and an enthralling array of others, truly belong? With her trademark subtlety, wit, and dazzling prose, Michelle de Kretser shows us that, in the 21st century, they belong wherever they want to and can be -- home or away. \"It is not really possible to describe, in a short space, the originality and depth of this long and beautifully crafted book.\" -- A.S. Byatt, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichelle de Kretser\u003c\/b\u003e is a Sri Lankan who has lived in Australia for several years. She is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Rose Grower\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hamilton Case\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Dog\u003c\/i\u003e, and she is currently an associate of the English Department at the University of Sydney.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.34 x 8.35 x 5.45 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 13, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42132075020368,"sku":"9780316219235","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/q1kR-jLCG59780316219235.webp?v=1773651071","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/questions-of-travel-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}