{"title":"Verity Borthwick","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVerity Borthwick\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts compelling general fiction that invites readers into richly imagined worlds filled with complex characters and intriguing storylines. Her novels often explore themes of human connection and inner journeys, creating narratives that resonate on a deeply emotional level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a keen eye for detail and a subtle, atmospheric style, Borthwick’s work is perfect for those who appreciate thoughtful storytelling that lingers long after the last page. Expect stories that blend mystery and emotional depth with evocative prose.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"hollow-air-by-verity-borthwick-9781761154195","title":"Hollow Air","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIsolation can be hard on a person. It can be hard on the mind, especially when the bush closes in on you in the darkness of night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the tin fields of Far North Queensland, Sarah, a fly-in-fly-out geologist, is working alone at a remote mine site. She spends her time in a sort of limbo, never quite fitting into her life at site or back home in Sydney with her fiancé.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStrange things keep happening at the mine site, and Sarah can try to explain them away as the ramblings of a lonely mind. However, there are dead bodies from a mining accident a century ago at the old Dulcie Ada mine, still buried beneath more than a hundred metres of rock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA deeply moving novel that explores the friction that comes with the desire to understand the secrets of the Earth coupled with the knowledge that this can exact a toll.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHollow Air\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘Page-turningly brilliant’ – \u003ci\u003eGood Reading\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘Layered with suspense, subterfuge, and the fractures that absence can cause, \u003ci\u003eHollow Air\u003c\/i\u003e moves seamlessly from life above ground to the value of what lies beneath. Verity Borthwick’s female FIFO geologist, Sarah, is tough-as-titanium and a total joy to read. A superb debut.’ – Eleanor Limprecht, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Coast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘The remote mining setting of \u003ci\u003eHollow Air\u003c\/i\u003e infuses this novel with mystery and drama right from the start as we anxiously watch its protagonist Sarah confront isolation and uncertainty, both professional and personal. Meanwhile, haunting events from a hundred years before slowly emerge to remind her – and us – that when the earth is violated it will inevitably seek revenge. In a beautifully paced story that never falters, Verity Borthwick explores the tensions between women and men, and the abrasive truth that the past is somehow never behind us.’ – Debra Adelaide, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Women’s Pages\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘As starkly disarming and beautiful as its setting, \u003ci\u003eHollow Air\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a thriller, rural gothic mystery and love story. This is a sensory wonder that both suffocates and enraptures, with all the hallmarks of an Australian classic. Borthwick’s storytelling will haunt me.’ – Anna Spargo-Ryan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gulf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘A ripping yarn’ – \u003ci\u003eThe Monaro Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48242299666668,"sku":"9781761154195","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781761154195-hollow-air-1.jpg?v=1787970661"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/verity-borthwick.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}