{"product_id":"the-winter-road","title":"The Winter Road","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategories--mobile-button\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2021 Walkley Book Award, 2022 NSW Premiers Literary Awards- Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-fiction, and 2022 Sisters in Crime Davitt Award (non-fiction).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn July 2014, on a lonely road at twilight outside Croppa Creek, New South Wales, 80-year-old farmer Ian Turnbull took out a .22 and shot environmental officer Glen Turner in the back.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn one side, a man hoping to secure his family's wealth and future by farming the richest agricultural soil in the country. On the other side, the object of his obsession - the government employee trying his best to apply environmental laws.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe brutal killing of Glen Turner splits open the story of our place on this land. Is our time on this soil a tale of tragedy or triumph - are we reaping what we've sown? Do we owe protection to the land, or does it owe us a living? And what happens when, in pursuit of an inheritance for his family, a man creates terrible consequences?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKate Holden brings her discerning eye to a gripping tale of law, land and entitlement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Kate Holden finds the epic thread in this crime and weaves a quintessential Australian story.' \u003cstrong\u003e-Chloe Hooper, author of\u003ci\u003e The Tall Man\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Arsonist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategories--mobile-button\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A gripping account of our land, and our selves.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e -Tara June Winch, author of The Yield\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kate Holden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48406554509479,"sku":"9781760644567","price":32.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/4945\/4503\/files\/TheWinterRoad-Holden-2023-9781760644567.jpg?v=1776111069","url":"https:\/\/www.murderousink.com.au\/products\/the-winter-road","provider":"Murderous Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}