{"product_id":"the-angels-jig-daniel-poliquin-9780864928672","title":"The Angel's Jig","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLong-shortlisted, 2017 ReLit Awards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFacing the dwindling years of his life, an old man waits for his turn on the auction block, hoping to be sold to a family as decent as the one he is leaving. It is not the first time he has been here, and it may not be the last.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMute in life but loquacious on the page, the old man tells the colourful story of his rootless life. Abandoned by his family and first auctioned off at the age of seven -- \"Ladies and gentlemen, this boy may not be a rare gem, but he is certainly worth a look\" -- he moves from one farm to another, taking comfort from the people around him.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDaniel Poliquin's picaresque novel revisits an all-but-forgotten era, when orphaned children and the elderly poor were auctioned into a form of indentured servitude. Narrated through the eyes and ears of an unforgettable protagonist, \u003ci\u003eThe Angel's Jig\u003c\/i\u003e is a joyous meditation on identity and the unpredictable voyage of existence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA French language finalist for the 2015 Trillium Book Award, \u003ci\u003eLe Vol de l'ange\u003c\/i\u003e now appears in this lyrical translation by award-winning translator Wayne Grady.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Poliquin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 086492867X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780864928672\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 04\/05\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/23\/2016","brand":"Daniel Poliquin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072851767551,"sku":"9780864928672","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b52c810d-82b4-469e-8d58-08e0fbc49c8f.jpg?v=1685444309","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-angels-jig-daniel-poliquin-9780864928672","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}