{"title":"Annette Trevitt","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnnette Trevitt crafts deeply personal stories that explore the complexities of family and emotional healing. Her work, such as \u003cem\u003eI Had a Father in Karratha\u003c\/em\u003e, offers poignant reflections on relationships framed within the themes of health and wellness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful narratives that blend memoir with broader insights into well-being, inviting contemplation on resilience and the human spirit. Trevitt’s writing is both tender and illuminating, making her collection a meaningful addition to those seeking heartfelt perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"i-had-a-father-in-karratha-by-annette-trevitt-9780645536935","title":"I Had a Father in Karratha","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI Had a Father in Karratha\u003c\/em\u003e tracks a daughter's epic undertaking to honour her father while cleaning up his mess and, ultimately, laying him to rest. This is a fly-in fly-out marathon about commitment, responsibility, doggedness and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when your father dies and he's in the Pilbara, 4500 km away? What happens when your father dies and you fly across to lay him at rest and find his estate is a spectacular mess of hoarded junk, bank debts, lost paperwork and rundown properties in a mining town gone bust? What happens when your father dies and you are the oldest child and the sole executor of his will?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI Had a Father in Karratha\u003c\/em\u003e tracks Annette Trevitt's two-and-a-half-year epic undertaking of cleaning up her father's mess in Karratha, Western Australia. A fly-in fly-out marathon as she holds together her life with her teenage son in Melbourne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in passages of reflective prose and text messages, what unfolds is an intimate story of being a daughter of a runaway father—a father who bolted when the going got tough. Trevitt's attention to reality is as relentless as the paperwork, the corporate sloth and greed she faces at every turn. Nothing is straightforward other than the humour and openness she brings to every absurd and maddening situation from one end of the country to the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a story of commitment, responsibility, doggedness and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47383869587692,"sku":"9780645536935","price":37.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/22814923482417.jpg?v=1773384636"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/annette-trevitt.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}