{"product_id":"burnt-out-by-victoria-brookman-new","title":"Burnt Out By Victoria Brookman (NEW)","description":"\u003cdiv data-testid=\"contentContainer\" class=\"TruncatedContent__text TruncatedContent__text--large TruncatedContent__text--expanded\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONDITION: NEW CONDITION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePAPERBACK EDITION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e__________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003eHow do you start again when your life is a smoking ruin?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe lost everything in a bushfire and became the celebrity face of climate change. But is fame and living with a billionaire all it's cracked up to be? A warm and witty story for our times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Here's to rising from the ashes ...'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCalida Lyons is having a very bad week. She's long past deadline for her still unwritten second novel; her husband has just left her; and her Blue Mountains community is being threatened by bushfires. Just as she hits rock bottom, she's forced to shelter with neighbours while a fire incinerates everything she owns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDevastated and emotional in front of news cameras, Cali delivers a blistering, unfiltered rebuke to the nation's rich to do something.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer rant goes viral, and she quickly becomes the latest celebrity face of the climate movement. Soon she's offered a harbourside refuge by handsome tech billionaire Arlo Richard, her publisher is delighted with the new novel she's writing, and she's the darling of high society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut things aren't as they seem. It's all built on lies, and Cali's pretty sure that the precarious house of cards she's built is about to come tumbling down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The story zings along with plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, great characters and page-turning tension. It also has a huge heaping of heart and wisdom thrown into the mix, making this a wonderful read.' The Australian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Has everything you want in a summer a page-turning plot, intriguing characters with wonky moral compasses, and enough political heart to make you feel like you've done something good for the world just by reading it' Jessica Dettmann, author of This Has Been Absolutely Lovely\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Satisfying, surprising, funny and full of observations about the ineffective blame-game that passes for action on Australia's climate emergency. The fact it's also a page-turner is down to Victoria Brookman's quick wit. Read it if you want a rom-com with bite.' Holly Wainwright, author of I Give My Marriage A Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Blisteringly wise and funny, Burnt Out makes you want to hide from the world until you've turned the last page, then compels you to get up and 'Do Something' ... Searingly smart, heart-warming, and perfect for the world we have now.' Tori Haschka, author of Grace Under Pressure\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A page-turner with a big heart' Rose Hartley, author of Maggie's Going Nowhere\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The story zings along with plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, great characters and page-turning tension. It also has a huge heaping of heart and wisdom thrown into the mix, making this a wonderful summer read' Better Reading\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A true-blue Aussie summer read' Woman's Day\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Albright Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51205539332391,"sku":null,"price":9.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/2982\/4807\/files\/Burnt-Out-By-Victoria-Brookman-NEW-The-Albright-Library-43835211055399.jpg?v=1774871411","url":"https:\/\/thealbrightlibrary.com\/products\/burnt-out-by-victoria-brookman-new","provider":"The Albright Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}