{"product_id":"wild-heart-of-tasmania-by-greg-french-9781922930026","title":"Wild Heart of Tasmania","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWild Heart of Tasmania\u003c\/em\u003e is a lively collection of stories centred around a highland wilderness. It portrays bushwalking and backcountry fishing as a way of life, and historic bush huts as social fabric.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the early 2000s, Greg French was approached by a talented young fly fisher to write a foreword to a proposed book. Greg helped the aspiring author and shared his most treasured backcountry destinations. Then bewildering events surrounding a quaint hut on a remote island turned everything on its head.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe application for a commercial development in the middle of one of Tasmania's most treasured wilderness zones blindsided traditional users. Subsequent events blindsided the State Government and the developer. No one could have guessed how much national media coverage would be generated by the ostensibly tiny Lake Malbena proposal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is it about the Western Lakes that fuels such passion? Where does lifelong and multi-generational attachment to the land fit into the narrative? What are the ramifications for ecotourism in Tasmania? And why should any of this matter to the rest of Australia?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWild Heart of Tasmania\u003c\/em\u003e is an inspirational tale for those who love wild places and wildlife, and a cautionary one for those who believe Australia's national parks to be well protected and its democracy sacrosanct. Quirky communities and quirky people never seemed so important.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46855488340204,"sku":"9781922930026","price":44.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781922930026.jpg?v=1759269537","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/wild-heart-of-tasmania-by-greg-french-9781922930026","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}