{"product_id":"southern-ruby","title":"Southern Ruby","description":"In New Orleans - the city of genteel old houses and ancient oak trees covered in Spanish moss, of seductive night life, of Creole culture, voodoo and jazz - two women separated by time and tragedy will find each other at last. Amanda, orphaned as a child and suffering the loss of her beloved grandmother, has left Sydney in search of a family she never knew. Ruby, constrained by the expectations of society and class, is carrying a lifetime of secrets. Amanda’s arrival sparks revelations long buried: a double life, a forbidden love, and a loss that cannot be forgotten. Southern Ruby is a sweeping story of love, passion, family and honour. Alternating in time between the 1950s and the eve of Hurricane Katrina, it is also a tribute to a city heady with mystery, music, and superstition, which has borne the tumults of race and class and the fury of nature, but has never given up hope.","brand":"[Auckland] : HarperCollinsPublishers","offers":[{"title":"Good \/ 00a5365c987","offer_id":48067866165399,"sku":"9780732296445-GD-000130001","price":8.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/9002\/8951\/files\/19750533482448.jpg?v=1785053241","url":"https:\/\/thriftreads.co.nz\/products\/southern-ruby","provider":"Thrift Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}