{"product_id":"the-suitcase-baby-by-tanya-bretherton-9780733639227","title":"The Suitcase Baby","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 NED KELLY AWARD, DANGER PRIZE AND WAVERLEY LIBRARY NIB\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTrue history that is both shocking and too real, this unforgettable tale moves at the pace of a great crime novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the early hours of Saturday morning, 17 November 1923, a suitcase was found washed up on the shore of a small beach in the Sydney suburb of Mosman. What it contained—and why—would prove to be explosive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe murdered baby in the suitcase was one of many dead infants who were turning up in the harbour, on trains, and elsewhere. These innocent victims were a devastating symptom of the clash between public morality, private passion, and unrelenting poverty in a fast-growing metropolis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePolice tracked down Sarah Boyd, the mother of the suitcase baby, and the complex story and subsequent murder trial of Sarah and her friend Jean Olliver became a media sensation. Sociologist Tanya Bretherton masterfully tells the engrossing and moving story of the crime that put Sarah and her baby at the centre of a social tragedy that still resonates through the decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Suitcase Baby\u003c\/em\u003e is a compelling and poignant narrative that delves into the darker facets of society and the impact of desperation on human lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072876036332,"sku":"9780733639227","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/5092563482449.jpg?v=1765132543","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-suitcase-baby-by-tanya-bretherton-9780733639227","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}