{"product_id":"the-history-speech","title":"The History Speech","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"557\" data-start=\"516\"\u003eThis book is written in English.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFINALIST, Young Adult Award, New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is 1960s provincial New Zealand, and a set of upper middle-class families enjoy the good life together. But just under the surface of the conventionality, there are undercurrents. Adolescent Callum Gow’s father is a bully, his mother is having an affair, and there are secrets about abuse, suicide and the past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn amongst this, Callum is trying to understand his growing identity and sexuality. His only refuge is his grandfather, but this is in danger as Callum’s father has grandfather wrongfully committed as he won’t agree to a merger of the family business. Callum has to resolve his internal conflicts about who he is and resist social conformity to rescue his grandfather, get himself and his mother away from his father’s control and tell the truth about the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBook Details\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" style=\"width: 100.087%; height: 39.1876px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 49.7809%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e9781775503958\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 49.7809%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003ePublished: October 29, 2019\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 49.7809%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eFormat: Softcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 49.7809%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003ePublisher: Huia Publishers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Mark Sweet","offers":[{"title":"Soft cover","offer_id":51751692468506,"sku":"HISTORYSPEECH","price":32.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/2540\/6746\/files\/TheHistorySpeech.jpg?v=1772208300","url":"https:\/\/tetiniroto.com\/products\/the-history-speech","provider":"Te Tini Roto","version":"1.0","type":"link"}