{"product_id":"on-island-life-among-the-coast-dwellers-9781771512107","title":"On Island: Life Among the Coast Dwellers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2017 BC Book Prizes' Bill Duthie Booksellers Choice Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this collection of short stories, Pat Carney follows the rhythms of day-to-day life in coastal BC. Featuring a revolving cast of characters --the newly retired couple, the church warden, the musician, the small-town girl with big city dreams --Carney's keen observations of the personalities and dramas of coastal life are instantly recognizable to readers who are familiar with life in a small community. With her narrative of dock fights, pet shows, family feuds, logging camps and the ever-present tension between islanders and property-owning \"off-islanders,\" Carney's witty and perceptive voice describes how the islanders weather the storms of coastal life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarney writes evocatively of the magical landscape of the British Columbia coast, where she has lived and worked for five decades. At the same time, she addresses the less-idyllic moments that can also characterize coastal life: power outages, winter storms, isolation. \u003ci\u003eOn Island \u003c\/i\u003e brings the West Coast landscape --human and natural --to life and gives islanders and mainland dwellers alike a taste of what it means to be \"on island.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Touchwood Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771512107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.60w x 1.10d","brand":"Pat Carney","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42114510160053,"sku":"9781771512107","price":18.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_bd6cda37-f74a-4096-920f-456696cec339.jpg?v=1652151501","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/on-island-life-among-the-coast-dwellers-9781771512107","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}