{"product_id":"the-ballroom-abraham-boyarsky-9781926716831","title":"The Ballroom","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a collapsing Montreal, survival has become a game.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeventeen-year-old Bella and her father, Walter-a traumatized war veteran-live on the margins of a society unraveling under economic ruin and political fracture. Each day, they enter the ballroom: a repurposed relic of luxury where the desperate gather to compete in a strange and brutal ritual.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rules are simple. Count the people. Win the jackpot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLose-and return to the cold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs hunger tightens its grip and the past refuses to stay buried, Bella and Walter cling to one another in a world that offers no guarantees-only odds. Around them, lives intersect and fracture: the displaced, the broken, the forgotten. Each carrying their own quiet calculations of hope and despair.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut survival is more than numbers. And love, in a place like this, may be the most dangerous gamble of all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ballroom\u003c\/em\u003e is a haunting and deeply human portrait of resilience, dignity, and the fragile arithmetic of survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Abraham Boyarsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1926716833\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781926716831\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e 8th House Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.52d","brand":"Abraham Boyarsky","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084190785791,"sku":"9781926716831","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ballroom-abraham-boyarsky-9781926716831","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}