{"product_id":"9781529355239","title":"The Book of Science and Antiquities","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Keneally, Thomas, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 19\/03\/2020,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 336 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Sceptre,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781529355239\u003cbr\u003e Description:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA novel of breath-taking reach and inspired imagination, drawing on the discovery of Australia's oldest known human inhabitant. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShade lives peaceably with his second wife on the shores of a bountiful lake. Conscious of ageing but still vigorous, when called on by the spirit ancestors to sacrifice himself for the sake of his clan, he knows he must obey.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver 40,000 years later, Shade's skeleton is unearthed near the now dry Lake Learned in New South Wales. The sensational discovery of so-called 'Learned Man' rewrites the history of Australia and fuels the Aboriginal people's claim to be the land's rightful owners - and has a lasting impact on a young documentary maker, Shelby Apple, who gets caught up in the fate of Learned's remains. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Shelby, too, faces mortality and looks back on his life, Learned stands as an enduring spirit, a fellow player in the long, ever-evolving story of humankind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35022605811865,"sku":"9781529355239","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781529355239.jpg?v=1602537236","url":"https:\/\/steyningbookshop.info\/products\/9781529355239","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}