{"product_id":"the-dickens-boy-paperback","title":"The Dickens Boy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Keneally\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe award-winning author of modern classics such as \u003ci\u003eSchindler's List\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNapoleon's Last Island\u003c\/i\u003e is at his triumphant best with this \"engrossing and transporting\" (\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e) novel about the adventures of Charles Dickens's son in the Australian Outback during the 1860s.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdward Dickens, the tenth child of England's most famous author Charles Dickens, has consistently let his parents down. Unable to apply himself at school and adrift in life, the teenaged boy is sent to Australia in the hopes that he can make something of himself--or at least fail out of the public eye. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe soon finds himself in the remote Outback, surrounded by Aboriginals, colonials, ex-convicts, ex-soldiers, and very few women. Determined to prove to his parents and more importantly, himself, that he can succeed in this vast and unfamiliar wilderness, Edward works hard at his new life amidst various livestock, bushrangers, shifty stock agents, and frontier battles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy reimagining the tale of a fascinating yet little-known figure in history, this \"roguishly tender coming-of-age story\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e) offers penetrating insights into Colonialism and the fate of Australia's indigenous people, and a wonderfully intimate portrait of Charles Dickens, as seen through the eyes of his son.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Keneally began his writing career in 1964 and has published thirty-three novels since, most recently \u003ci\u003eCrimes of the Father\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNapoleon's Last Island\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShame and the Captives\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Daughters of Mars\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eSchindler's List\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Booker Prize in 1982, \u003ci\u003eThe Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGossip from the Forest\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eConfederates\u003c\/i\u003e, all of which were shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He has also written several works of nonfiction, including his boyhood memoir \u003ci\u003eHomebush Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Commonwealth of Thieves\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSearching for Schindler\u003c\/i\u003e. He is married with two daughters and lives in Sydney, Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.04 x 8.25 x 5.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 06, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42691924656191,"sku":"9781982169152","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/5a7569eb68bf169093ea2f20f8b3e2c0.webp?v=1764993639","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-dickens-boy-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}