{"product_id":"the-transit-of-venus-shirley-hazzard","title":"The Transit of Venus - Shirley Hazzard","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"44\" data-end=\"240\"\u003eTitle: \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe Transit of Venus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"88\" data-end=\"91\"\u003eAuthor: \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eShirley Hazzard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"136\" data-end=\"139\"\u003ePublisher: Penguin Books\u003cbr data-start=\"163\" data-end=\"166\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr data-start=\"183\" data-end=\"186\"\u003eISBN: 0 14 005893 1\u003cbr data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"208\"\u003ePublished in Penguin Books, 1981\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"242\" data-end=\"518\"\u003eCondition: Good vintage reading copy with noticeable shelf wear, creasing, edge wear, spine wear, and age toning. Covers show rubbing and handling marks. Binding remains intact and pages are readable throughout. Please see photos for the exact condition of the copy available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"520\" data-end=\"699\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe Transit of Venus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e is widely regarded as the masterpiece of \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eShirley Hazzard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and one of the major literary novels of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"701\" data-end=\"1062\"\u003eSpanning decades and moving between Sydney, London, New York, and Europe, the novel follows orphaned Australian sisters Grace and Caro Bell as they navigate love, ambition, betrayal, intellect, and fate. Elegant, emotionally precise, and quietly devastating, the novel combines intimate psychological observation with a broad, almost classical sense of destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1064\" data-end=\"1246\"\u003eFirst published in 1980, the book won the U.S. National Book Critics Circle Award and has since become a modern classic admired for its extraordinary prose style and emotional depth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Astaroth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49117780639967,"sku":null,"price":7.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/6815\/6383\/files\/IMG_5944.jpg?v=1778248393","url":"https:\/\/astarothbooks.com\/products\/the-transit-of-venus-shirley-hazzard","provider":"Astaroth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}