{"product_id":"voices-in-the-dark-1","title":"Voices in the Dark","description":"\u003cp\u003eA powerful and poignant rural family story told by the acclaimed Fleur McDonald, bestselling author of Out in Nowhere and Shock Waves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A family drama at heart, the book is an authentic exploration of grief, family estrangement, and life on the land.' The AU Review\u003cbr\u003eSassi Stapleton is called home after news her grandmother is unwell. Less than an hour away from her hometown, Barker, she swerves to miss a roo and her car rolls down an embankment and she's left hanging. By the time she is found, her grandmother has already passed away.Sassi's mother, Amber returns from South Africa, and as soon as she arrives family tensions between her and her brother, Abe, are back in the forefront of everyone's minds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen it quickly becomes clear that Sassi's grandfather Mr Stapleton is unable to live alone, the hunt is on to find a carer.Rasha enters the family home firmly entrenching herself as someone they can't do without and before long Mr Stapleton is happier than he has been in years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen bruises start appearing on Mr Stapleton and he becomes withdrawn, refusing to talk even to Sassi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNone of the family are convinced that Rasha could hurt anyone. Amber is his daughter, Sassi, his granddaughter. None of these three could hurt Mr Stapleton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr could they?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Fleur McDonald:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'With a quintessentially outback South Australian setting, Aussie slang aplenty and a great mix of characters, Broad River Station will delight new and long-time readers of McDonald, who shows once again why she is known as the Voice of the Outback.' - Better Reading\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Fleur McDonald is a master of the rural suspense novel, her characters and storyline crackle with authenticity.' -Family Circle on Broad River Station\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Intense, gritty and filled with humour.' - Brenda's Book Reviews on Into the Night\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45977983844523,"sku":"9781761471100","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/3732\/9579\/files\/photo1_88d2b796-f53a-443a-a2ec-7fa086c46c3b.jpg?v=1766095849","url":"https:\/\/notjustbooks.com.au\/products\/voices-in-the-dark-1","provider":"Not Just Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}