{"product_id":"9780702262739-stone-sky-gold-mountain","title":"Stone Sky Gold Mountain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSet during the gold-rush era in Australia, this remarkable novel is full of unforgettable characters and deals with timeless questions of identity and belonging.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFamily circumstances force siblings Ying and Lai Yue to flee their home in China to seek their fortunes in Australia. Life on the gold fields is hard, and they soon abandon the diggings and head to nearby Maytown. Once there, Lai Yue finds a job as a carrier on an overland expedition, while Ying finds work in a local store and strikes up a friendship with Meriem, a young white woman with her own troubled past. When a serious crime is committed, suspicion falls on all those who are considered outsiders.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEvoking the rich, unfolding tapestry of Australian life in the late nineteenth century,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eStone Sky Gold Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is a heartbreaking and universal story about the exiled and displaced, about those who encounter discrimination yet yearn for acceptance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMirandi Riwoe is the author of the novella \u003ci\u003eThe Fish Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, which won Seizure's Viva la Novella V and was shortlisted for the Stella Prize and the Queensland Literary Award's UQ Fiction Prize. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eBest Australian Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMeanjin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eReview of Australian Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGriffith Review\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003eBest Summer Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. Mirandi has a PhD in Creative Writing and Literary Studies and lives in Brisbane.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Queensland Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39324900589704,"sku":"9780702262739","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0371\/3443\/4440\/products\/stone-sky-gold-mountain-9780702262739-731278.jpg?v=1690124287","url":"https:\/\/littlelostbookshop.com.au\/products\/9780702262739-stone-sky-gold-mountain","provider":"The Little Lost Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}