{"product_id":"all-our-shimmering-skies-9780063075610","title":"All Our Shimmering Skies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the internationally bestselling and beloved author of the critically acclaimed Boy Swallows Universe, a mesmerizing, uplifting novel of adventure and unlikely friendships in World War II Australia--calling to mind \u003cem\u003eThe Wizard of Oz \u003c\/em\u003eas directed by Baz Luhrmann.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDarwin, 1942. As Japanese bombs rain down on her hometown, newly orphaned Molly Hook looks to the skies and runs for her life. Inside a duffel bag, she carries a stone heart and a map that will lead her to Longcoat Bob, the deep-country sorcerer whom she believes cursed her family. Accompanying her are the most unlikely traveling companions: Greta, a razor-tongued actress, and Yukio, a Japanese fighter pilot who's abandoned his post. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith messages from the skies above to guide them towards treasure, but foes close on their trail, the trio will encounter the beauty and vastness of the Northern Territory and survive in ways they never thought possible. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA story about the gifts that fall from the sky, curses we dig from the earth, and secrets we bury inside ourselves, Trent Dalton's brilliantly imagined novel is an odyssey of true love and grave danger, of darkness and light, of bones and blue heavens. It is a love letter to Australia and an ode to the art of looking up--a buoyant and magical tale, filled to the brim with warmth, wit, and wonder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDalton, Trent:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Trent Dalton is an award-winning journalist at \u003cem\u003eThe Weekend Australian\u003c\/em\u003e Magazine. His writing includes several short and feature-length film screenplays. He was nominated for a 2010 AFI Best Short Fiction screenplay award for his latest film, \u003cem\u003eGlenn Owen Dodds, \u003c\/em\u003ewhich also won the prestigious International Prix Canal award at the world's largest short film festival, the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. Dalton's debut feature film screenplay, \u003cem\u003eIn the Silence, \u003c\/em\u003eis currently in production.","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50445137412370,"sku":"9780063075610","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cdb437ab-6129-41fd-8d58-a1e422db8c3d.jpg?v=1729696373","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/all-our-shimmering-skies-9780063075610","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}