{"product_id":"denison-avenue-9781770417151","title":"Denison Avenue","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eA moving story told in visual art and fiction about gentrification, aging in place, grief, and vulnerable Chinese Canadian elders\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBringing together ink artwork and fiction, \u003ci\u003eDenison Avenue\u003c\/i\u003e by Daniel Innes (illustrations) and Christina Wong (text) follows the elderly Wong Cho Sum, who, living in Toronto's gentrifying Chinatown-Kensington Market, begins to collect bottles and cans after the sudden loss of her husband as a way to fill her days and keep grief and loneliness at bay. In her long walks around the city, Cho Sum meets new friends, confronts classism and racism, and learns how to build a life as a widow in a neighborhood that is being destroyed and rebuilt, leaving elders like her behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA poignant meditation on loss, aging, gentrification, and the barriers that Chinese Canadian seniors experience in big cities, \u003ci\u003eDenison Avenue\u003c\/i\u003e beautifully combines visual art, fiction, and the endangered Toisan dialect to create a book that is truly unforgettable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ECW Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770417151\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.40w x 0.70d","brand":"Daniel Innes, Christina Wong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42824568045749,"sku":"9781770417151","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f9188292-ec21-4190-8d40-725e2f1a3cf7.jpg?v=1680621545","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/denison-avenue-9781770417151","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}