{"product_id":"one-hundred-days-by-alice-pung-preorder","title":"One Hundred Days by Alice Pung","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2022 Miles Franklin Literary Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom one of Australia's most celebrated authors comes a mother-daughter drama exploring the faultlines between love and control.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne hundred days. It's no time at all, she tells me. But she's not the one waiting.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a heady whirlwind of independence, lust and defiance, sixteen-year-old Karuna falls pregnant. Not on purpose, but not entirely by accident, either. Incensed, Karuna's mother, already over-protective, confines her to their fourteenth-storey housing-commission flat, to keep her safe from the outside world - and make sure she can't get into any more trouble.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStuck inside for endless hours, Karuna battles her mother and herself for a sense of power in her own life, as a new life forms and grows within her. As the due date draws ever closer, the question of who will get to raise the baby - who it will call Mum - festers between them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne Hundred Days\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a fractured fairytale exploring the fault lines between love and control. At times tense and claustrophobic, it is nevertheless brimming with humour, warmth and character. It is a magnificent new work from one of Australia's most celebrated writers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'The tale of mothers and daughters the world over, this is truly fiction at its fiercest. It is a masterpiece, a triumph.' —Maxine Beneba Clarke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Pung's command as a writer is astonishing, elating. I adore this book.'—Christos Tsiolkas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne Hundred Days\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e will break your heart and, in the masterful hands of Alice Pung, put it back together. This is a moving, page-turning, emotional rollercoaster of a novel filled with searing observations, humor, and compassion. I absolutely loved it.' —Tracey Lien\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Subtle, difficult, lovely, and gorgeously written.' —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e starred review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43807408685191,"sku":"9781760646394","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/7211\/6103\/files\/OneHundredDays_online.jpg?v=1770262447","url":"https:\/\/shop.schwartzbooks.com.au\/products\/one-hundred-days-by-alice-pung-preorder","provider":"Schwartz Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}