{"product_id":"i-remember-lights-ben-ladouceur-9781771669351","title":"I Remember Lights","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first novel from award-winning poet Ben Ladouceur, \u003ci\u003eI Remember Lights\u003c\/i\u003e depicts a time when the world promised everything to everyone, however irresponsibly.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn summer 1967, love is all you need... but some forms of love are criminal. As the spectacular Expo '67 celebrations take shape, a young man new to Montreal learns about gay life from cruising partners, one-night stands, live-in lovers, and friends. Once Expo begins, he finds romance with a charismatic visitor, but their time is limited. When the fireworks wither into smoke, so do their options.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA decade later, during the notorious 1977 police raid on a gay bar called Truxx, he comes to understand even more about the bitter choice, so often made by men like him, between happiness and safety. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Remember Lights \u003c\/i\u003eis a vital reminder of forgotten history and a visceral exploration of the details of queer life: tribulation and joy, exile and solidarity, cruelty and fortitude.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ben Ladouceur\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771669357\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771669351\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Book*hug Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Ben Ladouceur","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46545875009791,"sku":"9781771669351","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_efcd7c7d-7d2a-4b0e-ac13-d8d5a19856a4.jpg?v=1738183578","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-remember-lights-ben-ladouceur-9781771669351","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}