{"product_id":"lightning-antipodean-bundle","title":"Lightning Antipodean Bundle","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eLightning authors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-review w-richtext\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFour of the best from Down Under\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-description w-richtext\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eAs well as publishing home-grown fiction, the Lightning imprint brings stellar writing from Australia and New Zealand to UK readers. One of the books in this brilliant-value bundle won Australia’s biggest book prize; the other three were all listed for major prizes in Australia and New Zealand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.eye-books.com\/books\/the-antipodeans\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThe Antipodeans\u003c\/a\u003e, Greg McGee’s three-generation saga about Kiwi prisoners-of-war in Italy, spent a year in the New Zealand bestseller charts and was longlisted for that country’s main literary prize.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eLike a Venetian \u003cem\u003eCaptain Corelli’s Mandolin\u003c\/em\u003e.... you won’t want to put it down’ \u003cstrong\u003eSimon Edge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e‘Finding out how the past has shaped and informed the present gives this enthralling book the tautness of a thriller ... Remarkable’ \u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Zealand Listener\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.eye-books.com\/books\/the-imaginary-lives-of-james-poneke\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThe Imaginary Lives of James Poneke\u003c\/a\u003e by Tina Makereti is an unforgettable work of historical fiction about a young Māori orphan who agrees to become a living exhibit in Victorian London; it was also longlisted for New Zealand’s main literary prize.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e‘A historical love letter to London, a coming-of-age story, a love story… do yourself a favour, read it’ \u003cstrong\u003eStella Duffy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.eye-books.com\/books\/an-isolated-incident\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eAn Isolated Incident\u003c\/a\u003e is a crime novel with a difference by Emily Maguire, in which ‘whodunnit’ is the least interesting question; it was shortlisted for Australia’s equivalent of the Booker Prize as well as its main women’s and crime-writing prizes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e‘Superb writing and sense of place. Totally credible voices. Read her!’ \u003cstrong\u003eAnn Cleeves\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e‘Hugely chilling and evocative’\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e Sydney Morning Herald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.eye-books.com\/books\/their-brilliant-careers\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eTheir Brilliant Careers\u003c\/a\u003e, by Scottish-born Ryan O’Neill, is a collection of spoof biographies of supposed Australian literary giants, fitting together to form an ingenious shadow plot; it won Australia’s most lucrative literary prize. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e‘It’s glorious. So funny and clever and entertaining’ \u003cstrong\u003eMarian Keyes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e‘Blackly hilarious and structurally audacious’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eFour paperback novels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eRRP £35.96\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Eye Books Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31766422716478,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1271\/4023\/files\/Screenshot2024-04-16at12.24.08.png?v=1713267396","url":"https:\/\/www.eyebooksgroup.com\/products\/lightning-antipodean-bundle","provider":"Eye Books Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}