{"product_id":"9781771512107","title":"On Island : Life among the Coast Dwellers","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2017 BC Book Prizes' Bill Duthie Booksellers Choice Award\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this collection of short stories, Pat Carney follows the rhythms of day-to-day life in coastal BC. Featuring a revolving cast of characters —the newly retired couple, the church warden, the musician, the small-town girl with big city dreams —Carney's keen observations of the personalities and dramas of coastal life are instantly recognizable to readers who are familiar with life in a small community. With her narrative of dock fights, pet shows, family feuds, logging camps and the ever-present tension between islanders\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eand property-owning \"off-islanders,\" Carney's witty and perceptive voice describes how the islanders weather the storms of coastal life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCarney writes evocatively of the magical landscape of the British Columbia coast, where she has lived and worked for five decades. At the same time, she addresses the less-idyllic moments that can also characterize coastal life: power outages, winter storms, isolation. On Island brings the West Coast landscape —human and natural —to life and gives islanders\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eand mainland dwellers alike a taste of what it means to be \"on island.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TouchWood Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49107854852331,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":40.19,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/zh\/products\/9781771512107","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}