{"title":"Sue McCauley","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSue McCauley\u003c\/strong\u003e writes compelling general fiction that explores the complexities of everyday life with honesty and warmth. Her narratives often delve into personal relationships and the subtle struggles of ordinary people, offering readers poignant reflections on human nature and resilience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a keen eye for detail and a graceful prose style, McCauley’s stories invite readers to engage deeply with her characters’ journeys, making her work a thoughtful choice for those who appreciate insightful and emotionally resonant fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"landed-by-sue-mccauley-9781776890576","title":"Landed","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of \u003cem\u003eOther Halves\u003c\/em\u003e (1982), which won both the Wattie Book of the Year Award and the New Zealand Book Award for Fiction and sold more than 20,000 copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt's the early 1990s in Timaru, and Brewer Howland has killed himself. His wife, Briar, is left stranded in a rapidly changing world. The future she took for granted has been obliterated, and she must invent a new one. But how does a sixty-something widow go about creating a future for herself in a world she struggles to comprehend?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe has taken a sharp right-hand turn into familiar territory, and everything seems to be rapidly changing: values, language, telephones, families, race relations, gadgets. Amid this tsunami of 'progress,' Briar must decide how and where to live out her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf her children and grandchildren had turned out to be the lovingly bonded family cluster she'd hoped to raise, they might have been future enough. But her children are scattered and disputatious. Briar longs to return to the farmland where she grew up, but this seems unlikely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile she is trying to plan ahead, Briar's future is quietly taking on a shape of its own. Given time, and enough indecision, it seems an ominously sharp turn to the right can eventually lead you to just where you wanted to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA wry, pensive, character-driven novel, \u003cem\u003eLanded\u003c\/em\u003e is Sue's first novel in decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68026759020780,"sku":"9781776890576","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/f9ba80eb889e69057cb434ef6ea09ffa.jpg?v=1793590356"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/sue-mccauley.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}