{"product_id":"catch-you-on-the-flipside-9781773371320","title":"Catch You on the Flipside","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If gambling intrigue, bear attacks, and political kleptocracy are at all your pet subjects, this may be the book you've been waiting for.\" -- Jean Marc Ah-Sen, author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Beggarly Style of Imitation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In 1983, Elle is a blackjack dealer at an Alberta casino. At the same time, Amado is a baggage handler in Manila. When Amado witnesses the assassination of a prominent political figure in Manila, he flees to Canada and ends up in the same casino as Elle, disgruntled Hollander, Erik, and card counter and stalker, regrettable Calvin. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Over the next thirty years, the characters remain intimately connected as their stories and histories intersect. Told from alternating points of view, this puzzle-in-progress brings each character's pieces together that make up a whole picture that examines how everything from political espionage to intimate partner violence affects not only its direct participants but also its bystanders and witnesses. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Great Plains Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781773371320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 5.98w x 0.79d","brand":"Lee Kvern","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51280685924533,"sku":"9781773371320","price":20.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_bc268189-6508-49ba-9e9f-6054e689ff48.jpg?v=1751468422","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/catch-you-on-the-flipside-9781773371320","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}