{"title":"Julian Croft","description":"\u003cp\u003eJulian Croft's work invites readers into richly textured narratives that explore the nuances of human experience through the lens of \u003cem\u003egeneral fiction\u003c\/em\u003e. His storytelling weaves a subtle interplay between memory and emotion, often reflecting on the complexities of time and personal history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted deeply in \u003cstrong\u003earts and culture\u003c\/strong\u003e, Croft’s books offer a contemplative journey that balances lyricism with introspective depth. Readers can expect thoughtful prose that meditates on identity and creativity with both elegance and insight.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"out-of-print-by-julian-croft-9781922186485","title":"Out of Print","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGladys Fawcett, a 38-year-old war widow and journalist, is sent by the Sydney Morning Times to Newcastle, NSW, where she investigates the fractious world of Trade Union politics. She stumbles across a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth during her 1954 Royal Visit to Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNick Hawes, an ex-bomber pilot, wounded soul, poet, and ASIO operative, is also on the case. They bond over Schopenhauer and, surprisingly, fall in love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in sixteen 5,000-word episodes that mimic the serial novels of the times, \u003ci\u003eOut of Print\u003c\/i\u003e captures the Zeitgeist of Cold War Australia with its fierce politics and personal lives whose intended trajectories have been fractured by the Second World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJulian Croft was born in Newcastle in 1941. His first poems were published by Max Harris in 1962, and he has been publishing poems, fiction, and literary criticism since. He has produced five books of poems, one novel, and a co-authored music drama, as well as books of literary criticism and biography, and editorial and bibliographic works. He lives in Armidale, NSW.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46713814057196,"sku":"9781922186485","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/10275973482872.jpg?v=1754334163"},{"product_id":"time-and-motion-by-julian-croft-9781923099692","title":"Time and Motion","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJulian Croft's first poems were published in \u003ci\u003eAustralian Letters\u003c\/i\u003e in 1962, and since then he has published five volumes of poetry. This volume is a selection from those books, together with poems from the last fifteen years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis poetry has been influenced by the Anglo-Welsh poet T. H. Jones and the empirical philosophy of John Anderson, together with the traditions of mid-twentieth-century Australian poetry. As the title suggests, his themes are mediations on the physical reality of life and the vagaries of human emotions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe has also published several novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471855108332,"sku":"9781923099692","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/4ba5cbd8b035b9f657c72840949b814d.jpg?v=1775693556"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/julian-croft.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}