{"product_id":"oyster-turner-hospital-janette-1","title":"Oyster Turner Hospital, Janette","description":"\u003cp\u003e**Oyster by Janette Turner Hospital - Preloved Paperback**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWelcome to Outer Maroo, a dust-speck Australian town where two charismatic cult leaders roll in like tumbleweeds and turn everything upside down. This darkly comic literary fiction follows the locals as they grapple with manipulation, desire, and the thin line between salvation and destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTurner Hospital crafts a blistering exploration of power, religious fanaticism, and small-town dynamics that'll have you questioning everything. Perfect for readers who loved *The Handmaid's Tale* or anyone fascinated by how ordinary people get swept up in extraordinary madness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe acclaimed Australian-Canadian author brings her signature wit and psychological insight to this gripping tale of community fracture and human vulnerability. Genre-bending fiction that's part thriller, part social satire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis preloved copy from Patina Paperbacks has stories to tell beyond its pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e**Reader Reviews:**\u003cbr\u003e\n*\"Absolutely gripping - couldn't put it down once the cult leaders arrived!\"*\u003cbr\u003e\n*\"Turner Hospital nails the creepy small-town atmosphere perfectly. Brilliant character development.\"*\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Virago","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46095458533541,"sku":"BIN-S8-GEN-18406-11-18-2025-799","price":7.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/1407\/9909\/files\/412T6D528RL_b2a68249-d6ca-4f93-857e-1c6a4684b014.jpg?v=1763513444","url":"https:\/\/patinapaperbacks.com\/products\/oyster-turner-hospital-janette-1","provider":"Patina Paperbacks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}