{"product_id":"a-woman-of-independence-a-story-of-love-and-the-birth-of-a-new-nation-kirsty-sword-gusmao","title":"A Woman of Independence: A Story of Love and the Birth of a New Nation - Kirsty Sword Gusmão","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"94\" data-end=\"322\"\u003eTitle: A Woman of Independence: A Story of Love and the Birth of a New Nation\u003cbr data-start=\"171\" data-end=\"174\"\u003eAuthor: \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eKirsty Sword Gusmão\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"219\" data-end=\"222\"\u003ePublisher: Pan Macmillan Australia\u003cbr data-start=\"256\" data-end=\"259\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr data-start=\"276\" data-end=\"279\"\u003eFirst published: 2003\u003cbr data-start=\"300\" data-end=\"303\"\u003eISBN: 0 7329 1197 4\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"324\" data-end=\"478\"\u003eCondition: Good second-hand condition. Minor shelf wear and light creasing to covers with general signs of handling. Binding remains firm and pages clean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"480\" data-end=\"574\"\u003eA compelling memoir of political struggle, love, and the fight for East Timorese independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"576\" data-end=\"970\"\u003eIn 1990, \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eKirsty Sword Gusmão\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e first travelled to East Timor and became deeply involved in the country’s independence movement during the Indonesian occupation. Working undercover in Jakarta and later alongside resistance leader \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eXanana Gusmão\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, she became part of one of the defining political and humanitarian struggles in modern Southeast Asian history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"972\" data-end=\"1313\"\u003ePart memoir, part political history, the book traces the clandestine resistance movement, international diplomacy, imprisonment, exile, and the eventual birth of an independent East Timor. At its centre is the remarkable relationship between Kirsty Sword and Xanana Gusmão, forged through letters, separation, and years of political turmoil.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Astaroth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49098458726623,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/6815\/6383\/files\/IMG_5875.jpg?v=1778150576","url":"https:\/\/astarothbooks.com\/products\/a-woman-of-independence-a-story-of-love-and-the-birth-of-a-new-nation-kirsty-sword-gusmao","provider":"Astaroth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}