{"product_id":"this-bright-dust-nina-berkhout-9781773104164","title":"This Bright Dust","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A stirring tale of the Great Depression on Canada's Alberta prairie. Readers will be moved.\" -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the CBC's Canadian Fiction Books to Read in Fall 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e As the Great Depression winds down and war in Europe looms, the small Prairie community of Grayley is all but abandoned. After a decade of dust and drought, few families remain. With growing season approaching, Abel Dodds and the Wisharts decide to plant their crops once again -- their last chance to make a living on their debt-burdened farms. But when they learn of an impending royal visit, tensions ignite between the neighbours. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeeply rooted in the landscape of the Prairies and laced with contemporary concerns, \u003ci\u003eThis Bright Dust\u003c\/i\u003e deftly explores the relationship between people and the land they inhabit. In a richly layered novel, Berkhout tells a moving tale of promise and disillusionment, of near disaster and the cultivation of joy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nina Berkhout\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1773104160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781773104164\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\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/05\/2024","brand":"Nina Berkhout","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47135414059263,"sku":"9781773104164","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4a7f2500-3975-48b6-9e23-a57050b245f3.jpg?v=1755010076","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/this-bright-dust-nina-berkhout-9781773104164","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}