{"product_id":"where-she-was-standing-9781550224788","title":"Where She Was Standing","description":"A gripping political thriller that mixes suspense and moral seriousness in ways reminiscent of both Michael Ondaatje and Graham Greene, \u003ci\u003eWhere She Was Standing\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving and exquisitely crafted debut novel from one of Canada's finest poets. With an international scope of compassion and escalating tension, Maggie Helwig uses the voices and stories of a strong and varied cast of characters to shape a world in which it's far too \"easy to lose people.\" A book about disappearance and surveillance, \u003ci\u003eWhere She Was Standing\u003c\/i\u003e contrasts involuntary and overtly political tragedies with the dirty little secrets of our big cities, the deliberate invisibility of society's dangerous fringe and the emotional unavailability of scarred and scared individuals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe murder of Lisa James, a young black Canadian photographer, in Indonesian-occupied East Timor, unifies everyone; the presence of her absence, her life, memory, and principles guide both her mother and boyfriend, as well as a journalist, a doctor, and a human rights activist she has never met, through fragile and subterranean explorations of the heart and soul. Their quest is simple, their quest is impossible: their quest is the truth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith both its poetry and its treacherous political landscape, \u003ci\u003eWhere She Was Standing\u003c\/i\u003e is as suspenseful as it is breath-taking. This rare combination has led Helwig to produce something rarer still: an utterly essential page-turner.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Misfit Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781550224788\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.80w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2001 pg. 23\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Maggie Helwig","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45038164541621,"sku":"9781550224788","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3716e7e4-6aaa-4225-a282-c3d3084157b1.jpg?v=1737474890","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/where-she-was-standing-9781550224788","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}