{"product_id":"chasing-the-mccubbin-by-sandi-scaunich-9781925760590","title":"Chasing the McCubbin","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Pines, an outer Melbourne suburb down on its luck. A country in the grip of recession.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExperienced collector Ron senses new possibilities: swift evictions provide hard-rubbish to scour, and garage sales have doubled. There's only one problem: since losing his wife, Ron has struggled to navigate the suburbs alone. Plus, his deteriorating health slows him down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis all changes through a chance meeting with Joseph, a troubled, withdrawn, and unemployed 19-year-old who knows nothing about antiques. As Joseph comes to understand and appreciate Ron's world of eccentric bargain hunters and hopefulness, his ability to navigate a history of family violence and to see a future for himself grows. Both come to share the wild dream of finding a rare bargain such as an original Frederick McCubbin painting and making their fortune. So begins an exhilarating adventure and an unlikely and beautiful friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSet against the background of the early 1990s, \u003ci\u003eChasing the McCubbin\u003c\/i\u003e is funny and sad in equal measure. A story of loneliness and the ageless desire for belonging, it will be the most heartbreaking yet feel-good novel you will read this year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Truly fine writing with a great sense of characters and place, sympathetic and heartfelt without being sentimental, Scaunich pulls us into a fascinating world of low stakes and petty rivalries.'\u003c\/b\u003e - Graeme Simsion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Authentic, subtle, evocative and alive.'\u003c\/b\u003e - Kate Ryan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46711128162540,"sku":"9781925760590","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/17931233482873.jpg?v=1754187178","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/chasing-the-mccubbin-by-sandi-scaunich-9781925760590","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}