{"product_id":"the-island","title":"The Island","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMelina was born elsewhere but raised on an island shaped by memory, migration, and longing. As she comes of age, she struggles to understand the fragments of her family's past while navigating love, friendship, and the quiet dislocation of living between cultures. Suspended between the place she calls home and the homeland that exists only in stories, she searches for a sense of belonging that always seems just beyond reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in luminous, finely crafted prose, \u003cem\u003eThe Island\u003c\/em\u003e is a remarkable meditation on exile, identity, and desire. First published in 1984 and now recognized as a modern Australian classic, Antigone Kefala's novel captures the emotional landscape of displacement with extraordinary grace and subtlety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAntigone Kefala (1931–2022) was a Romanian-born Australian poet, novelist, and diarist whose work explores exile, memory, language, and belonging. Widely regarded as one of Australia's most important literary voices, her writing has gained increasing international recognition for its lyricism and emotional depth. This edition includes an introduction by Madeleine Watts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTransit Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJune 3, 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e128\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiterary Fiction · Australian Literature · Contemporary Classics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9798893380033\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45222950502582,"sku":"9798893380033","price":29.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9798893380033.jpg?v=1782567066","url":"https:\/\/oldpostbookshop.com\/products\/the-island","provider":"Old Post Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}