{"product_id":"on-island-pat-carney-9781771512107","title":"On Island: Life Among the Coast Dwellers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2017 BC Book Prizes' Bill Duthie Booksellers Choice Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \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 and property-owning \"off-islanders,\" Carney's witty and perceptive voice describes how the islanders weather the storms of coastal life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003ci\u003eOn Island \u003c\/i\u003e brings the West Coast landscape --human and natural --to life and gives islanders and mainland dwellers alike a taste of what it means to be \"on island.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pat Carney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771512105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771512107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Touchwood Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.60w x 1.10d","brand":"Pat Carney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43937941651711,"sku":"9781771512107","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4b636162-f19c-482f-b346-b24f48b1716a.jpg?v=1681432805","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-island-pat-carney-9781771512107","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}