{"product_id":"the-boy-who-loved-dolls-john-a-scott-9781923099838","title":"The Boy Who Loved Dolls","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn abduction...a series of interviews...an investigation with unthinkable outcomes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eContemporary Gothic at its most inventive: at times, a psychological drama; at times, a tragedy embodying the grotesque and the horrific.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Boy Who Loved Dolls is set in 1987 Australia, mainly at the renowned (and reclusive) French film director, Jean-Jacques Baille's secluded country residence. Susan Vaughan, an eccentric young film critic and independent documentary-maker, is granted a once-in-a-lifetime chance to conduct a series of video-taped interviews staying with her long-term 'cultural icon'. Unknown to her she learns that he is also an obsessive collector and restorer of rare and, at times, unnerving dolls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat starts out as an in-depth investigation into the themes, techniques and patterns within his ground-breaking work - many featuring his Australian-born wife Anna - and a probing dissection of his most recent semi-biographical film - slowly turns into a cat-and-mouse game in which we find Baille is leading Susan towards his hidden past and the truth behind his wife's disappearance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'I don't know why [Scott] is not numbered up there with the Flanagans and Careys, because, like them, he writes across a number of genres and takes risks. And like them, he keeps me coming back for more.' - Janine Rizzetti, residentjudge.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJohn A. Scott, as twice winner of the Victorian Premier's Prize...'twice shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award place[s] his work among the cream of Australia's literary talent'. - The Orphic Journey of John A. Scott, Peter D. Mathews.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John A. Scott","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":51372881510643,"sku":"9781923099838","price":34.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9781923099838.jpg?v=1789589690","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/the-boy-who-loved-dolls-john-a-scott-9781923099838","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}