{"product_id":"trouble-the-living-9781662511233","title":"Trouble the Living","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Northern Ireland to Southern California and back--a mother and daughter confront the violence of the past in an enthralling novel about the possibility of love and redemption during the most transforming and unsettled times.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the final years of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, and Bríd and her sister, Ina, try to maintain a stable life in a divided country. Pushed by her mother's fanaticism and a family tragedy, Bríd joins the IRA and makes a devastating choice. Frightened and guilt ridden, she flees, leaving behind Ireland and her family for America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears later, her guilt and tragic history still buried, Bríd is an overprotective mother raising her sensitive daughter, Bernie, in Southern California. Growing up amid a different kind of social unrest, Bernie's need for independence and her exploration of her sexuality drive a wedge into their already-fragile relationship. When mother and daughter are forced to return to Northern Ireland, they both must confront the past, the present, and the women they've become.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs they navigate their troubled legacies, mother and daughter untangle the threads of love, violence, and secrets that formed them--and that will stubbornly, beautifully, bind them forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lake Union Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781662511233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 303","brand":"Francesca McDonnell Capossela","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43040307642549,"sku":"9781662511233","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8aa3b07f-da04-4a3e-80bc-9b8afda126eb.jpg?v=1689089161","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/trouble-the-living-9781662511233","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}