{"product_id":"the-clarion-9781778430282","title":"The Clarion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN APPLE BOOKS BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH FOR SEPTEMBER 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"We all lined up for our whipping by the shouting beauty and tender traumas of life. All of us so sensitive, and now this beautiful girl, with soft brown hair that was shot with gold in the sun. Another one of us starting to stumble.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter plays the trumpet and works in a kitchen, partying; Stasi tries to climb the corporate ladder and lands in therapy. These sensitive siblings struggle to find their place in the world, seeking intimacy and belonging - or trying to escape it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA promising audition, a lost promotion, intriguing strangers, a silent lover, and a grieving neighbour--in rich, sensual scenes and moody brilliance, \u003ci\u003eThe Clarion\u003c\/i\u003e explores rituals of connection and belonging, themes of intimacy and performance, and how far we wander to find, or lose, our sense of self.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlternating between five days in Peter's life and several months of Stasi's, Dunic's debut novel captures the vague if hopeful melancholy of any generation that believes it was never \"called\" to something great.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Invisible Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781778430282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 4.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Nina Dunic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43180702924981,"sku":"9781778430282","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_293e11e4-9fee-43e3-bb68-6877ab32c1b5.jpg?v=1697518037","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-clarion-9781778430282","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}