{"product_id":"the-barbers-collection-9798891322769","title":"The Barber's Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of \u003cem\u003eSaint Lazarus Day and Other Stories \u003c\/em\u003ecomes \u003cem\u003eThe Barber's Collection\u003c\/em\u003e, an original and poignant tragicomic novel brimming with searing humour and heartrending downfalls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeinstitutionalization has just begun, yet it can't come soon enough for one infamous patient with a violent criminal past. Amidst the sweltering summer heat during a chaotic morning in town, an antsy barber, a nostalgic farmer, a distressed sheriff, and a troubled labourer mull over a shocking escape from the psychiatric hospital.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese four unforgettable characters navigate their everyday lives, and as their paths diverge once more, unforeseen and inadvertent events collide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eR. Conrad Speer, a Saskatchewan-based writer, is known for \u003cem\u003eSaint Lazarus Day and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e, published by Atmosphere Press in 2020. With a postgraduate certificate in creative writing from the University of Edinburgh, he draws inspiration in this novel from his past experiences working on the grounds of a vast rural psychiatric hospital.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atmosphere Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798891322769\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.66d","brand":"R. Conrad Speer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44493190791349,"sku":"9798891322769","price":17.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e0a139fb-3bae-4cfd-b91e-772ed085851a.jpg?v=1721747422","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-barbers-collection-9798891322769","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}