{"product_id":"the-peculiar-honeymoon-and-other-writings-by-mary-grant-bruce","title":"The Peculiar Honeymoon and other writings by Mary Grant Bruce","description":"\u003cp\u003eBack to Billabong\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Mary Grant Bruce\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHard cover with dust jacket. Good condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Peculiar Honeymoon and Other Writings\u003c\/em\u003e is a \u003cstrong\u003e1986 anthology of 19 adult-oriented stories, articles and autobiographical pieces\u003c\/strong\u003e by Australian author \u003cstrong\u003eMary Grant Bruce\u003c\/strong\u003e, edited by \u003cstrong\u003ePrue McKay\u003c\/strong\u003e. Published by McPhee Gribble in Melbourne, the collection is unusual within Bruce's bibliography because, unlike her famous \u003cem\u003eBillabong\u003c\/em\u003e novels, its contents were \u003cstrong\u003enot written specifically for children\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title story, \u003cstrong\u003e“The Peculiar Honeymoon,”\u003c\/strong\u003e is autobiographical and recounts Bruce's 1914 honeymoon with Major George Evans Bruce, which was unexpectedly interrupted by the outbreak of the First World War when her husband was recalled to military service. Other pieces include \u003cstrong\u003e“Port after Stormie Seas,” “A Rider of the Sixties,” “Smoke in January,” “Brittany Holiday,” “How I Became a Writer,” “The Amateur Woman Worker,” “Overtime for Wives,” “Daughters of Today,” “Bush Babies”\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e“Camping Out in Australia.”\u003c\/strong\u003e The collection consequently provides a broader picture of Bruce as a journalist, short-story writer and commentator on Australian life, rather than simply as the author of children's fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Children's fiction \/ Australian rural adventure \/ family novel (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/en\/book\/show\/294546.Back_to_Billabong?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" title=\"Back to Billabong by Mary Grant Bruce | Goodreads\"\u003egoodreads.com\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; color: #1f2124;\"\u003eThis item is second-hand and is sold as is. If you would like more details please \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fairtradeandgiftshop.com\/pages\/contact-fair-trade-and-gift-shop\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif';\"\u003econtact us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; color: #1f2124;\"\u003e or visit us in store.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'; color: #1f2124;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif';\"\u003e100% of profits raised from the sale of our goods will assist Fair Trade and Gift Shop in helping the many charities we support which make lasting change in the lives of disadvantaged people.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FAIR TRADE AND GIFT SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48878337196185,"sku":"13626","price":22.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/7536\/2457\/files\/IMG_3727_ea62d3ef-2c40-49fb-9913-f27d113efef5.jpg?v=1786674902","url":"https:\/\/fairtradeandgiftshop.com\/products\/the-peculiar-honeymoon-and-other-writings-by-mary-grant-bruce","provider":"FAIR TRADE AND GIFT SHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}