{"product_id":"the-long-green-shore-text-classics","title":"The Long Green Shore: Text Classics","description":"\u003ci\u003eEveryone was very casual about it-carefully laconic. For the old soldiers it was another move-there had been plenty like this before-they knew what was coming.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the new men could sense the breath of the unknown and mysterious enemy-the shadows of the long green shore-and violence and death they did not know but had often dreamed about.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWritten in 1947 but not published until 1995, John Hepworth's debut novel is a gripping account of Australian soldiers fighting in New Guinea at the end of World War II.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe product of Hepworth's own experience, \u003ci\u003eThe Long Green Shore \u003c\/i\u003erecounts the lives-and deaths-of a group of soldiers battling the Japanese in the rain-soaked jungle. In sublime prose, it captures the terror and the monotony of war.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOn its publication \u003ci\u003eThe Long Green Shore \u003c\/i\u003ewas met with immediate critical acclaim. It was recognised as one of the world's great war novels.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"John Hepworth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43516738076733,"sku":null,"price":14.2,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9781922147820.jpg?v=1787570720","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/the-long-green-shore-text-classics","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}