{"product_id":"uncertain-kin","title":"Uncertain Kin","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Governor General's Literary Award finalist Janice Lynn Mather comes this mesmerizing collection of linked stories that explores the beauty and brutality of being alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSET AGAINST THE VIVID backdrop of The Bahamas, these eighteen luminous and haunting stories introduce us to women and girls searching for certainty and belonging as they navigate profound upheaval. The characters are bold and big-hearted, complex and intimately familiar. They grapple with the bonds of kinship and the responsibilities of parenthood, with grief, longing, betrayal, coming of age and what it means to be a woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLittle girls disappear from their beds one lush August.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA jogger with a secret diagnosis makes a sinister discovery on the beach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn island wakes to blood pouring from its taps after a pastor's tirade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn immigrant mother new to Vancouver struggles to plant roots in a city that doesn't want her or her son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTinged with folklore and the surreal, Uncertain Kin is grounded by its emotional richness and breathtaking insight into our relationships with others--and ourselves. This extraordinary collection signals the debut of an important new voice in literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Doubleday Canada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53914573340982,"sku":"9780385687843","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/6893\/5734\/files\/9780385687843.jpg?v=1776361126","url":"https:\/\/www.kindredbook.shop\/products\/uncertain-kin","provider":"Kindred Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}