{"product_id":"the-ministry-of-manners-david-solomons-9781835873175","title":"The Ministry of Manners","description":"\u003cp\u003eA BOLD NEW MIDDLE-GRADE ADVENTURE FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR DAVID SOLOMONS EXPLORING WHAT'S LOST IN KEEPING QUIET AND WHAT'S FOUND IN FIGHTING BACK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBe quiet. Be polite. Or be silenced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlfie and Margot Hawthorne have grown up under the Ministry of Manners, where politeness isn't a choice - it's the law. And one wrong word can change your life. He knows how to stay out of trouble, but she has never been one for quiet obedience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the Ministry takes Margot, everything changes. Inside the Manners Retreat, she fights to stay herself in a place built to erase her. Meanwhile, Alfie falls in with the Unsilenced - those who still dare to speak. But the Ministry has plans of its own. And if they succeed, rebellion won't just be punished. It'll be impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Solomons","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":67595053760755,"sku":"9781835873175","price":16.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9781835873175.jpg?v=1790625713","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/the-ministry-of-manners-david-solomons-9781835873175","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}