{"product_id":"conditions-of-faith-9781865084855","title":"Conditions of Faith","description":"\u003cp\u003eA bestselling, compulsively readable story composed by an award-winning author of brilliant, subtle, compassionate and intelligent language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER, NSW Premier's Literary Awards, Christina Stead Prize for Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED, Miles Franklin Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED, Colin Roderick Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED, Age Book of the Year Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOMINATED, Dublin IMPAC International Literature Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith university behind her, Emily Stanton finds herself on the threshold of life.  Introduced to a Scottish engineer, the exoticism of his life in Paris beckons, and she leaves her family home in twenties Melbourne to become his wife. But far from providing answers, her conventional marriage awakens in her an ardent desire to find a reason for living beyond that of simply wife and mother, a desire that leads her to flirt with risk, passion and unorthodox friendships, and carries her to Tunisia on a journey of self-questioning and intellectual reawakening.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough the lives of a rich cast of characters, \u003ci\u003eConditions of Faith\u003c\/i\u003e compassionately and subtly explores the problem of a reason for living. This is the timeless theme of the heart of this beautiful and compelling novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Utterly absorbing and deeply rewarding both emotionally and intellectually.' -\u003cb\u003e James Bradley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is an amazing book. The reader can't help but offer up a prayerful thank you. that human beings still have the audacity to write like this. No paraphrase can do justice to this novel. \u003ci\u003eConditions of Faith\u003c\/i\u003e is a blessing.' - \u003cb\u003eCarolyn See, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I think we shall see few finer or richer novels this year. a singular achievement.' - \u003cb\u003eAndrew Riemer \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781865084855\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 420\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 01 Apr 2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Allen \u0026amp; Unwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: Sydney, Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.5(H)x13(L)468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 468\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eAlex Miller's latest novel, \u003ci\u003eJourney to the Stone Country\u003c\/i\u003e has won this year's Miles Franklin Award. He also won the Miles Franklin Award, the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Barbara Ramsden Award for best book of the year in 1993 with his third novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Ancestor Game\u003c\/i\u003e. His previous novels were \u003ci\u003eWatching the Climbers on the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTivington Nott\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1995, he published his critically acclaimed novella, \u003ci\u003eThe Sitters\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eConditions of Faith\u003c\/i\u003e, his fifth novel, was first published in 2000 and won the Christina Stead Prize for fiction in the 2001 NSW Premiers Literary Awards. It was also nominated for the Dublin IMPAC International Literature Award and was shortlisted for the Colin Roderick Award in 2000, the Age Book of the Year Award and the Miles Franklin Award in 2001.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003eThis is an amazing book. The reader can't help but offer up a prayerful thank you: Thank you, God, that human beings still have the audacity to write like this.' Washington PostI think we shall see few finer or richer novels this year a singular achievement.' Andrew Reimer, Australian Book ReviewA truly significant addition to our literature.' The AustralianMy private acid test of a literary work is whether, having read it, it lingers in my mind afterward I am still thinking about Emily.' Colleen McCulloch","brand":"Alex Miller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48055494312153,"sku":"9781865084855","price":32.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781865084855.jpg?v=1772454632","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/conditions-of-faith-9781865084855","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}