{"product_id":"the-island-9798893380033","title":"The Island","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dazzling portrait of displacement, of love, and of longing from one of Australia's most significant and overlooked women writers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelina was born abroad and raised on the island. She asks her Aunt Niki about life before. She notices how people look at her, strain to understand her. She is full of longing for unknown things. The island occupies a liminal space between Melina's present moment and memories of the place her relatives still call home. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1984, \u003ci\u003eThe Island\u003c\/i\u003e is considered an overlooked masterpiece of Australian fiction. In prose charged with feeling and sharp with observation, Kefala captures a portrait of exile and otherness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Antigone Kefala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Transit Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798893380033","brand":"Transit Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44383836962953,"sku":"9798893380033","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_e5700a46-a6e6-4e3c-a471-62fa8fd1ed3c.jpg?v=1752012800","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-island-9798893380033","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}