{"product_id":"the-opera-house-paperback","title":"The Opera House - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Fitzsimons\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a sacred site on the land of the Gadigal people, Tubowgule, a place\u003cbr\u003eof gathering and storytelling for over 60,000 years, now sits the Sydney\u003cbr\u003eOpera House. It is a breathtaking building recognised around the world\u003cbr\u003eas a symbol of modern Australia. Along with the Taj Mahal and other\u003cbr\u003eWorld Heritage sites, it is celebrated for its architectural grandeur\u003cbr\u003eand the daring and innovation of its design.\u003cbr\u003eBut this stunning house on what is now called Bennelong Point also holds\u003cbr\u003emany sorrows, secrets and scandals. In this fascinating and impeccably\u003cbr\u003eresearched biography, Peter FitzSimons exposes these secrets, marvels at\u003cbr\u003ehow this magnificent building came to be, details its enthralling history and\u003cbr\u003ereveals the dramatic stories about the people whose lives were affected, both\u003cbr\u003enegatively and positively, by its presence. Ambition, dispossession, betrayal, \u003cbr\u003eprofessional rivalry, sexual intrigue, murder, bullying and breakdowns are\u003cbr\u003ewoven into the creation of this masterpiece of human ingenuity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Opera House \u003c\/i\u003eshares the extraordinary stories connected to this\u003cbr\u003ebuilding that are as mesmerising as the light catching on its white sails.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter FitzSimons AM is Australia's bestselling non-fiction writer, and for the past 35 years has also been a journalist and columnist with the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD and the SUN-HERALD. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe is the author of a number of highly successful books, including BREAKER MORANT, BURKE AND WILLS, MONASH'S MASTERPIECE, KOKODA, NED KELLY and GALLIPOLI, as well as biographies of such notable Australians as Sir Douglas Mawson, Nancy Wake and Nick Farr-Jones. His passion is to tell Australian stories, our own stories: of great men and women, of stirring events in our history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeter grew up on a farm north of Sydney, went to boarding school in Sydney and attended Sydney University. An ex-Wallaby, he also lived for several years in rural France and Italy, playing rugby for regional clubs. He and his wife Lisa Wilkinson AM - journalist, magazine editor and television presenter - have three children; they live in Sydney.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 704\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 13, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52490768187685,"sku":"9780733641336","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0977\/5104\/0293\/files\/TDlHS1Z0NUs1dU5lSlM4Z09SYzFKZz09_81c331e0-0bdc-40e8-8f68-549053b18113.webp?v=1780083184","url":"https:\/\/world-safari-shops.myshopify.com\/products\/the-opera-house-paperback","provider":"World Safari Shops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}