{"title":"Ian Reid","description":"\u003ch3\u003eIan Reid \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIan Reid is the author of a dozen books - fiction, non-fiction and poetry - whose work has been widely anthologised, awarded prizes, and translated into several languages. His previous historical novels are \u003cem\u003eThe End of Longing \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThat Untravelled World\u003c\/em\u003e, both published by UWA Publishing. He lives in Perth, where he is an adjunct professor at the University of Western Australia and an emeritus professor at Curtin University. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/ianreid-author.com\/\"\u003ewww.ianreid-author.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"that-untravelled-world","title":"That Untravelled World","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/uwap.uwa.edu.au\/collections\/ian-reid\"\u003eIan Reid\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet in iconic locales around early-twentieth century Perth and WA, \u003cem\u003eThat Untravelled World\u003c\/em\u003e is a bittersweet novel about a young man’s search for love and meaning in a rapidly changing world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is 1912, and young Harry Hopewell arrives in Perth to work on the construction of a wireless station commissioned by the new Australian Commonwealth Government.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe is full of enthusiasm about the miraculous new world of possibilities opened up by radio transmission, and buoyed by his growing friendship with Nellie Weston. But when Nellie and her parents vanish without a trace, his world begins to darken.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet in the suburbs of Perth and regional towns of WA, \u003cem\u003eThat Untravelled World \u003c\/em\u003efollows Harry’s dreams and disappointments through the First World War, the Depression and the years that follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThat Untravelled World\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat Untravelled World burbles with excitement and optimism about Harry’s life and the future of the world. Perth comes alive in [Ian] Reid’s hands, and throughout the book Western Australia’s regional towns are deftly depicted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eTHE AUSTRALIAN\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Ian] Reid has deftly woven some fascinating WA history into the narrative, giving a very vivid and familiar sense of Perth in days gone by. This history provides a fitting backdrop to a story that is compelling and satisfyingly unpredictable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eTHE WEST AUSTRALIAN\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat Untravelled World covers the gamut of human emotion, from passion to apathy, ecstasy to dysphoria, sacrifice to indulgence, and love to racism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eBONZER!\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis little tome has everything – snippets of Perth’s history, lots of philosophy, a little geography and marvellous descriptions…Ian Reid acquaints us with our own journey into the ‘untravelled’ world of our dreams and aspirations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eHAVE-A-GO NEWS\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003ccite\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003ccite\u003eBook details\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003ccite\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePUBLICATION DATE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 2012\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFORMAT:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEXTENT:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 224 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSIZE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 198 x 128 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 9781742583969\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRIGHTS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e World\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCATEGORY:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uwap.uwa.edu.au\/collections\/book-club-books\"\u003eBook Club Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uwap.uwa.edu.au\/collections\/fiction\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uwap.uwa.edu.au\/collections\/ian-reid\"\u003eIan Reid\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"UWAP UWS PUBLISHING","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":727198411,"sku":"9781742583969","price":24.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0542\/4573\/products\/That_Untravelled_World_cover.jpg?v=1403852507"},{"product_id":"the-end-of-longing","title":"The End of Longing","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/uwap.uwa.edu.au\/collections\/ian-reid\"\u003eIan Reid\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe End of Longing\u003c\/em\u003e is a thrilling, bitter-beautiful novel about a confidence trickster, a restless woman, and their travels through several countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrances, a young New Zealand woman, is laid to rest in an unmarked grave in Jamaica in 1894. Her enigmatic husband, the Rev. William Hammond, cannot be found. Reports are later sent to her brothers with allegations of fraud and, perhaps, murder…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHammond has always been a traveller. But when Frances joins him, the allure of exotic journeys is soon overshadowed by a sense of foreboding. Does he really want her or is she in the way?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe End of Longing\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI was completely absorbed from the first page until the final scene, when Hammond’s true nature is finally revealed. ★★★★\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eBOOKSELLER + PUBLISHER MAGAZINE\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFilled with allusions to 19th-century literature, history and mores, The End of Longing is distinguished by its sense of place…wherever his characters go, be it Japan, Canada or Honolulu, Ian Reid places us vividly there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccite\u003eDIANNE DEMPSEY, THE AGE\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003ccite\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003ccite\u003eBook details\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003ccite\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePUBLICATION DATE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 2011\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFORMAT:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEXTENT:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 312 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSIZE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 234 x 153 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 9781742582740\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRIGHTS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e World\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCATEGORY:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uwap.uwa.edu.au\/collections\/book-club-books\"\u003eBook Club Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uwap.uwa.edu.au\/collections\/fiction\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uwap.uwa.edu.au\/collections\/ian-reid\"\u003eIan Reid\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"UWAP UWS PUBLISHING","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":727225679,"sku":"9781742582740","price":32.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0542\/4573\/products\/The_End_of_Longing.jpg?v=1403855663"},{"product_id":"the-minds-own-place","title":"The Mind's Own Place","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/uwap.uwa.edu.au\/collections\/ian-reid\" title=\"Ian Reid author\"\u003eIan Reid\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo women and three men, displaced in different ways by the rapid transformation of Victorian England, travel separately to a small settlement on Australia’s western rim. With them they carry social ambitions and psychological wounds. As their lives intersect in the Swan River Colony, what they encounter is not quite what they expect. Who will struggle, who will thrive, and how will each react when secrets emerge?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough fictional, The Mind’s Own Place is partly based on the actual experiences of historical figures: a pair of convicts from respectable backgrounds, talented and enterprising but troubled; two female immigrants, free settlers, not equally fortunate or resilient; and the first detective in Western Australia, who eventually uncovers more than he intends. Like Ian Reid’s previous acclaimed novels, this powerful story explores intricate relationships between the shaping of character and the pressure of adversity. It reveals damaged families, mixed motives, and the long shadows thrown by the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Mind's Own Place\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s been a long time since I came to the end of a novel and immediately wanted to read it again to uncover more of its nuances. 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