{"product_id":"critical-injuries-joan-barfoot-9781582432083","title":"Critical Injuries","description":"\u003cb\u003eForty-nine-year-old Isla revels in her career and happy second marriage despite her first husband's shocking actions, while seventeen-year-old Roddy, eager to escape small-town life, plans to move to the glamorous city with his best friend, until an ill-timed encounter changes everything.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the author of the Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist Luck comes the Man Booker Prize nominated \u003ci\u003eCritical Injuries\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIsla and her second husband Lyle are heading out in Lyle's truck for a celebratory ice cream treat. Teenaged Roddy is finally carrying out a plan he sees leading to a new, more hopeful life away from his hometown. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey've never met. After a catastrophic first marriage, Isla is recovering in a contented and sheltered connection with Lyle. At 17, Roddy is flailing, desperate for escape into a shiny future he hasn't precisely envisioned. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen in one unpredictable, unintended moment, Isla's and Roddy's lives intersect in an ice cream shop, and nothing can be the same for either of them again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joan Barfoot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1582432082\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781582432083\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catapult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/13\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.54h x 5.72w x 1.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2002 pg. 589\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRomantic Times\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2002 pg. 98 - Excellent\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2002 pg. 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2002 pg. 1820","brand":"Joan Barfoot","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44790322790655,"sku":"9781582432083","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_112ca1cd-db68-40d6-8b6f-e7d9e8ac64a3.jpg?v=1707288601","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/critical-injuries-joan-barfoot-9781582432083","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}