{"product_id":"this-town-sleeps-9781640094642","title":"This Town Sleeps","description":"\u003cb\u003ePart mystery, part ghost story, a long unsolved murder becomes the singular fixation of an Indigenous American man living in far northern Minnesota as he grapples with his identity and that of his lover, a heavily closeted white man.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn an Ojibwe reservation called Languille Lake, within the small town of Geshig at the hub of the rez, two men enter into a secret romance. Marion Lafournier, a midtwenties gay Ojibwe man, begins a relationship with his former classmate Shannon, a white man who isn't ready to acknowledge his identity. While Marion is far more open about his sexuality, neither is immune to the realities of the lives of gay men in small towns and closed societies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen one night, while roaming the dark streets of Geshig, Marion unknowingly brings to life the spirit of a dog from beneath the elementary school playground. The mysterious revenant leads him to the grave of Kayden Kelliher, an Ojibwe basketball star who was murdered at the age of seventeen and whose presence still lingers in the memories of the townsfolk. While investigating the fallen hero's death, Marion discovers family connections and an old Ojibwe legend that may be the secret to unraveling the mystery he has found himself in. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet on a reservation in far northern Minnesota, \u003ci\u003e This Town Sleeps\u003c\/i\u003e explores the many ways history, culture, landscape, and lineage shape our lives, our understanding of the world we inhabit, and the stories we tell ourselves to make sense of it all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640094642\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224","brand":"Dennis E. Staples","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38521668239541,"sku":"9781640094642","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a6adbe48-719d-4cd3-b2ee-958e3de182b8.jpg?v=1613486836","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/this-town-sleeps-9781640094642","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}