{"product_id":"the-radio-hour","title":"The Radio Hour","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eFrom the bestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Nurses' War\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecomes this charming, funny, pointed look at the golden years of radio broadcasting in post-war Australia, celebrating the extraordinary unseen women who wrote the radio plays that held a nation captive. For readers of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eLessons in Chemistry.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMartha Berry is fifty years old, a spinster, and one of an army of polite and invisible women in 1956 Sydney who go to work each day and get things done without fuss, fanfare or reward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWorking at the country's national broadcaster, she's seen highly praised talent come and go over the years but when she is sent to work as a secretary on a brand-new radio serial, created to follow in the footsteps of Australia's longest running show, Blue Hills, she finds herself at the mercy of an egotistical and erratic young producer without a clue, a conservative broadcaster frightened by the word 'pregnant' and a motley cast of actors with ideas of their own about their roles in the show.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWhen Martha is forced to step in to rescue the serial from impending cancellation, she ends up secretly ghost-writing scripts for As The Sun Sets, creating mayhem with management, and coming up with storylines that resonate with the serial's growing and loyal audience of women listeners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eBut she can't keep her secret forever and when she's threatened with exposure, Martha has to decide if she wants to remain in the shadows, or to finally step into the spotlight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHumorous fiction, Historical fiction, Narrative theme: Social issues, Adventure fiction, Fiction: general and literary\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVictoria Purman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e400 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH: 235mm W: 155mm Spine: 28mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 481 grams\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HQ FICTION","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43675797717142,"sku":"9781867207801","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/files\/y648.jpg?v=1716525053","url":"https:\/\/www.tawabooksandpost.co.nz\/products\/the-radio-hour","provider":"Tawa Books \u0026 Post","version":"1.0","type":"link"}