{"product_id":"on-the-java-ridge-by-jock-serong-9781925498394","title":"On the Java Ridge","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmid the furious ocean there was no human sound on deck: some people standing, watching the wave, but no one capable of words. On the \u003cem\u003eJava Ridge\u003c\/em\u003e, skipper Isi Natoli and a group of Australian surf tourists are anchored beside an idyllic reef off the Indonesian island of Dana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the Canberra office of Cassius Calvert, Minister for Border Integrity, a Federal election looms and (not coincidentally) a hardline new policy is being announced regarding maritime assistance to asylum-seeker vessels in distress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA few kilometres away from Dana, the Takalar is having engine trouble. Among the passengers fleeing persecution are Roya and her mother, and Roya's unborn sister. The storm now closing in on the Takalar and the \u003cem\u003eJava Ridge\u003c\/em\u003e will mean catastrophe for them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith \u003cem\u003eOn the Java Ridge\u003c\/em\u003e, Jock Serong, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Rules of Backyard Cricket\u003c\/em\u003e, brings us a literary novel with the pace and tension of a political thriller—and some of the most compelling, heartstopping writing about the sea since Patrick O'Brian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJock Serong's debut novel \u003cem\u003eQuota\u003c\/em\u003e won the 2015 Ned Kelly Award for Best First Crime Novel. In 2016, \u003cem\u003eThe Rules of Backyard Cricket\u003c\/em\u003e was shortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Literary Award. \u003cem\u003eOn the Java Ridge\u003c\/em\u003e is his third novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJock teaches law and writes feature articles in the surfing media and for publications such as \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSlow Living\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives with his wife and four children in Port Fairy, Victoria.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Jock Serong creates a sense of foreboding from the very start of his third novel, and then constantly ratchets up the tension with a keen sense of pacing.' - Books+Publishing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46515927351532,"sku":"9781925498394","price":34.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781925498394.jpg?v=1748919534","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/on-the-java-ridge-by-jock-serong-9781925498394","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}