{"product_id":"trust-a-fractured-fable","title":"Trust: A fractured fable","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The university is a bazaar where a thousand wares are spread haphazardly, while the scholars themselves are turned into peddlers, touts, and pimps, desperately competing to hustle for a few more suckers.\"\u003c\/i\u003e – Pierre Ryckmans (Boyer Lecture, 1996 – ‘Learning’).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have all fallen under the malevolent spell of hucksters, and their power is real, as is the loss of self and hope when the spell breaks. A hybrid memoir and a personal detective story which has at its heart what it means to trust, why we trust, and what happens when trust is betrayed, \u003ci\u003eTrust\u003c\/i\u003e is an exploration of the oft subtle, brutal nature of control, the impact on others of professional and personal deceit, and the insidious effects generated by collusion and cover ups within the hallowed sandstone walls of academia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrust\u003c\/i\u003e is a fractured fable. It is darkly funny, wistful, and spare in tone and approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeanne Ryckmans \u003c\/b\u003ehas worked for two decades in Australian publishing as a literary agent and former senior publisher at Random House and HarperCollins Australia. Prior to joining the publishing world, she worked for seven years in arts television (France 2\/SBS Television) as an on-air presenter and documentary producer, and was features editor at ELLE Magazine and books editor for Vogue Australia. She is the author of two books.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Upswell Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42238583472183,"sku":null,"price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/7771\/2951\/files\/2397_UP_Trust-cover-conceptsfinal-1.jpg?v=1779074732","url":"https:\/\/upswell-publishing.myshopify.com\/products\/trust-a-fractured-fable","provider":"Upswell Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}