{"product_id":"rush-oh-paperback","title":"Rush Oh! - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShirley Barrett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn impassioned, charming, and hilarious debut novel about a young woman's coming-of-age, during one of the harshest whaling seasons in the history of New South Wales.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 1908: It's the year that proves to be life-changing for our teenage narrator, Mary Davidson, tasked with providing support to her father's boisterous whaling crews while caring for five brothers and sisters in the wake of their mother's death. But when the handsome John Beck -- a former Methodist preacher turned novice whaler with a mysterious past -- arrives at the Davidson's door pleading to join her father's crews, suddenly Mary's world is upended. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As her family struggles to survive the scarcity of whales and the vagaries of weather, and as she navigates sibling rivalries and an all-consuming first love for the newcomer John, nineteen-year-old Mary will soon discover a darker side to these men who hunt the seas, and the truth of her place among them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Swinging from Mary's own hopes and disappointments to the challenges that have beset her family's whaling operation, Rush Oh  is an enchanting blend of fact and fiction that's as much the story of its gutsy narrator's coming-of-age as it is the celebration of an extraordinary episode in history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShirley Barrett\u003c\/b\u003e is best known for her work as a screenwriter and director. Her film \u003ci\u003eLove Serenade\u003c\/i\u003e won the Caméra d'Or for best first feature at the Cannes Film Festival in 1996. In 2010, the script for her film \u003ci\u003eSouth Solitary\u003c\/i\u003e won the Queensland Premier's Prize and the West Australian Premier's Prize. \u003ci\u003eRush Oh!\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel. She lives in Sydney, Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 10, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52558646804787,"sku":"9780316261531","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/BAb7oSCWIP9780316261531.webp?v=1761220369","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/rush-oh-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}