{"product_id":"soft-serve-george-kemp","title":"Soft Serve - George Kemp","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA gem of a debut novel by award-winning playwright George Kemp, about small-town lives and the search for genuine sustenance in a fast-food world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eStuck in a regional McDonald’s, as bushfires close in, three twenty-somethings and their dead friend’s mum all face a reckoning. Fern longs for Ethan, Ethan longs for Jacob, and Jacob struggles to long for anything. Meanwhile, Pat just wants her grief to ease up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSoft Serve\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eproves that small-town lives are huge, and that anyone can get stuck in limbo between their past and their hoped-for future. From celebrated playwright and actor George Kemp comes this charming and poignant novel: it’s drive-thru Chekhov … full of wit and heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished: 3 February 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN:\u003c\/span\u003e 9780702269134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImprint:\u003c\/span\u003e UQP\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003ePages: 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Obsidian Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53900534382897,"sku":null,"price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/3557\/6881\/files\/soft.jpg?v=1776917675","url":"https:\/\/obsidianbookshop.com\/products\/soft-serve-george-kemp","provider":"Obsidian Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}