{"product_id":"shirl-tpb","title":"Shirl | TPB","description":"A lonely yowie emerges from the bush to attend the Desperate and Dateless Ball. Mysterious creatures descend from the sky to place a ban on footy. A shark named Bruce turns up in the local swimming pool. A fisherman enjoying a boys' weekend on the Murray River finds perspective where he least expects it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn SHIRL, Wayne Marshall takes a range of what-if scenarios to their fabulist and comedic extremes. Superbly inventive and powerful, these fourteen stories skewer contemporary Australian society - particularly the crisis of masculinity and national identity - in insightful and yet hilarious ways, blurring the line between fantasy and reality. Slightly warped and darkly comic, this astounding collection will make you rethink what it means to be Australian.","brand":"Affirm Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46083566371007,"sku":"9781925972276","price":26.72,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/1689\/8751\/files\/87227-24ba404881c8f82b63c773e7dfe89a73d0d050173cf027401a1540183e3b6362.jpg?v=1787598977","url":"https:\/\/www.popweasel.co.nz\/products\/shirl-tpb","provider":"Pop Weasel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}