{"product_id":"theres-a-tale-to-this-city-paperback","title":"There's a Tale to This City - 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\u003eJaidyn Luke Attard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJay Ventress\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen the city most needed kindness, the \u003cem\u003eDear Stranger\u003c\/em\u003e letters began to appear on its walls.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA restless, letter-writing backpacker named \u003cstrong\u003eJay\u003c\/strong\u003e crashes into the lives of two strangers: \u003cstrong\u003eJohnny\u003c\/strong\u003e-a burnt-out, reclusive poet entangled in the mess of his own spiralling thoughts-and \u003cstrong\u003eRick\u003c\/strong\u003e-a scholar absorbed by the margins of footnotes and the silence of books. Jay drags them out of their narrow suburban worlds, disrupting their routines, taking them under his wing, to introduce them to the confronting chaos on the streets of Melbourne.Three unlikely dreamers embark on a transformative mission to record every voice and vision. The city cracks open. The gutters flood with tales. The Bathing Man. The Cardboard Preacher. The Rainbow Lady; each narrative peels back another layer of the metropolis. The trio abandon their assumptions-everything they think they know about the world, about people, about themselves-to learn how to notice, observe, and listen.\u003cstrong\u003eInspired by real encounters\u003c\/strong\u003e, There's a Tale to This City is an offbeat time capsule with storytelling and mateship at its heart. It's a tribute to how thoughtful attention reveals the quiet truths in daily life.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 268\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47059328630923,"sku":"9780645702712","price":38.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/feV5Af0mBV9780645702712.webp?v=1779565825","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/theres-a-tale-to-this-city-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}