{"product_id":"cantaloupe-m-jay-smith-9781997534273","title":"Cantaloupe!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNavigating constantly changing social and familial relationships, the characters in M. Jay Smith's stories strive to hold everything together and stay true to their convictions in the process.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCantaloupe!\u003c\/i\u003e brings us nine juicy stories about trying (and failing) to do the right thing - about yearning to stay true to yourself in a culture that demands compromise. With razor-sharp prose and a bit of slapstick humour, M. Jay Smith contemplates how identities smudge into each other, how they shout and push and wither and explode under pressure. These stories poke at the complexity of Indigeneity, gender, disability, and class. Childhood experiences exert a jagged and haunting influence on motherhood. The climate is collapsing. No matter what, it seems one's best intentions go a little bit awry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. Jay Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1997534274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781997534273\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e FreeHand Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"M. Jay Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001250423039,"sku":"9781997534273","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cantaloupe-m-jay-smith-9781997534273","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}