{"product_id":"how-to-be-alone-heather-nolan-9781773102856","title":"How to Be Alone","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA breathtaking duet of spare, poetic novellas documenting the double-edged sword of self-acceptance. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeather Nolan returns with \u003ci\u003eHow to Be Alone\u003c\/i\u003e, a pair of novellas that depict the euphoric highs of a Queer awakening and the crushing lows of feeling Othered in a world that isn't built for you. In this short but weighty book, Nolan explores themes such as isolation, trauma, and loss against the vibrant streets of Montreal. Here, in a city famous for bringing people together, the streets serve as a palette with a different purpose: a foil for those struggling to connect with the world around them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Be Alone on Boulevard Saint-Laurent\u003c\/i\u003e follows a fragmented trail left by Kaitlin, a narrator who finds moments of astonishing absurdity and beauty in the mundane as she wanders along Boulevard Saint-Laurent. In \u003ci\u003eHow to Be Alone on Rue Sainte Catherine\u003c\/i\u003e, Lev moves to the Gay Village in Montreal to escape his mother, but what he finds is not what he expected. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA writer of uncommon talent, Nolan creates characters that reveal themselves through an understated confessional -- the empty spaces holding meaning as much as the worded ones. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Heather Nolan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1773102850\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781773102856\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Goose Lane Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 4.90w x 0.40d","brand":"Heather Nolan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44311202758911,"sku":"9781773102856","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7abefcd3-a676-4fc6-912c-bd30d037c4ab.jpg?v=1695721588","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-to-be-alone-heather-nolan-9781773102856","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}