{"product_id":"a-far-flung-life-signed-copy","title":"A Far-flung Life [Signed Copy]","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: M L Stedman\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 1 January 2026 by Transworld Publishers Ltd (Doubleday) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eHardback | 448 pages\u003cbr\u003e241 x 166 x 42mm | 670g\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e____________________________________________________________________________________________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned by the author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE PHENOMENAL SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the multi-million-copy bestselling author of The Light Between OceansThe 'Australian Gone with the Wind' - a breathtaking epic novel set in the vast outback of Australia - about resilience, family secrets and the enduring power of love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A gorgeous feast of a novel about family, community and love' RACHEL JOYCE, author of The Homemade God' I have so much love for these characters. Truly brilliant’ FLORENCE KNAPP, author of The Names'Masterful' GUARDIANOutback Western Australia, 1958. For generations, the MacBrides have lived on a remote sheep station, Meredith Downs. A million arid acres, it’s an ocean of land, where the weather is a capricious god, and time still roams untamed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne ordinary day, on a lonely road, under the unending blue sky, patriarch Phil MacBride swerves to avoid a kangaroo. In seconds the lives of the entire MacBride family are shattered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFate comes for them again, in a twist of consequences that will cause one of them to lose their life, and another to sacrifice theirs for the sake of an innocent child.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatt, the youngest MacBride, is plunged into a moral and emotional journey, as he is forced to choose between love and duty, sacrifice and happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA sweeping, heart-wrenching, warm-hearted novel of family and belonging, of compassion and hope, and a powerful testament to the enduring strength of love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREADERS ADORE A FAR-FLUNG LIFE:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt not only has fantastic characters, but the land is brought vividly to life… I was completely engrossed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt times I laughed out loud, at times I cried. Unforgettable\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis didn’t feel so much like reading a book as it did watching a family, up close and personal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot enough stars for this one. Go read it\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMy book of the year – I will be surprised if another tops it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs heartbreaking as it is heart warming\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'I was completely swept away' BONNIE GARMUS, author of Lessons in Chemistry\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Epic, intimate and aching. I loved it’ MIRANDA COWLEY HELLER, author of The Paper Palace\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'My read of the year so far' DAILY MAIL\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Uplifting, moving, utterly absorbing' IRISH TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Truly a masterpiece. The kind of book you will remember for the rest of your life’ JOANNA CANNON, author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘This sweeping novel aches with life’s impossible choices, thrums with love and pain, and imprints itself on your heart.’ JOANNA GLEN, author of All My Mothers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'One of those rare books that fill the soul' DONAL RYAN, author of Heart be at Peace and The Spinning Heart\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A rich Australian epic that binds family tragedy to the landscape' New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'An Australian Gone with the Wind' Sydney Morning Herald\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"M L Stedman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57756045148543,"sku":"9781529965308.01","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/2132\/2623\/files\/91eKgMkBKLL._AC_UF894_1000_QL80.jpg?v=1781518002","url":"https:\/\/berwynbookshop.co.uk\/products\/a-far-flung-life-signed-copy","provider":"The Berwyn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}