{"product_id":"five-bells-by-gail-jones-9780143790815","title":"Five Bells","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Kibble Literary Award. Shortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Prize for Fiction, the Adelaide Festival Award for Literature, The ALS Gold Medal, the Barbara Jefferis Prize, and the Indies Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn a radiant day in Sydney, four adults converge on Circular Quay, site of the iconic Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Crowds of tourists mix with the locals, enjoying the glorious surroundings and the play of light on water. But each of the four carries a complicated history from elsewhere; each is haunted by past intimacies, secrets, and guilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEllie is preoccupied by her sexual experiences as a girl. James is troubled by a tragedy for which he feels responsible. Catherine is afflicted by the loss of her beloved brother in Dublin, and Pei Xing is tormented by her imprisonment during China's Cultural Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTold over the course of a single Saturday, \u003cem\u003eFive Bells\u003c\/em\u003e describes four lives which chime and resonate, sharing mysterious patterns and symbols. A fifth figure at the Quay, a barely glimpsed child, reminds us that some patterns are imprecise and do not resolve. By night-time, when Sydney is drenched in a rainstorm, each life has been transformed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFive Bells\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel of singular beauty and power by one of Australia's most gifted novelists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46544248701164,"sku":"9780143790815","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/4624343482239.jpg?v=1749770639","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/five-bells-by-gail-jones-9780143790815","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}