{"product_id":"book-knp9","title":"A Life Sentience","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis poetic book tells the story of David, a farmer born in 1960s Australia who was expected to carry on his family’s traditions on the land. We follow his life from birth to an imagined death, spanning a turbulent time when small rural communities across Australia collapsed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid’s  plans are upended in the 1990s as the country suffers deregulation of the grain markets and the onset of a devastating ten-year drought. He and farmers like him have their lives forever changed, swept away by harsh economic forces and drought as family farms shut down.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe  book captures in verse the destruction of a cherished way of life for David, his neighbours, and rural towns. It recounts the tragedy of dreams broken when long-held farming traditions become unsustainable. By  telling one man’s story, it memorializes the wider loss of community and livelihood faced by farming families across Australia in recent decades.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Findaway World, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49645392494896,"sku":"BDknp9","price":9.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/687864-knp9-Square.jpg?v=1742616469","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-knp9","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}