{"product_id":"the-restorer-9781925603736","title":"The Restorer","description":"\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2018 Miles Franklin Literary Award, Michael Sala's\u003ci\u003e The Restorer\u003c\/i\u003e is an explosive and powerful story one troubled family's attempts to rebuild their broken lives.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter a year apart, Maryanne returns to her husband, Roy, bringing their eight-year-old son Daniel and his teenage sister Freya with her. The family move from Sydney to Newcastle, where Roy has bought a derelict house on the coast. As Roy painstakingly patches the holes in the floorboards and plasters over cracks in the walls, Maryanne believes, for a while, that they can rebuild a life together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Freya doesn't want a fresh start-she just wants out-and Daniel drifts around the sprawling, run-down house in a dream, infuriating his father, who soon forgets the promises he has made.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome cracks can never be smoothed over, and tension grows between Roy and Maryanne until their uneasy peace is ruptured-with devastating consequences.","brand":"Michael Sala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43516782641213,"sku":null,"price":21.84,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9781925603736.jpg?v=1787572941","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/the-restorer-9781925603736","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}