{"product_id":"agassiz-stories-paperback-by-sandra-birdsell","title":"Agassiz Stories Paperback by Sandra Birdsell","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                            \n                                \n                                    \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                    \u003cul\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eEmblem Editions\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2002-04-02)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e360\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780771014642\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e328.86\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e8.36 x 5.38 x 0.84\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                    \u003cbr\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003eThe superbly crafted stories in this internationally acclaimed collection trace four generations of the Lafrenière family in the fictional small town of Agassiz, Manitoba, from the time of the great flood of 1950 to the present. There is Mika, the matriarch of the family, tired of being a mother to her children, and her Métis husband, Maurice, who is by turns fascinated and ashamed of his Native heritage. Their marriage has long been an uneasy truce. As their children grow up to pursue their own lives, the frustrations of one generation will collide with the dreams of another, and the past will leave an indelible mark on all that is to come. \u003ci\u003eAgassiz Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is at once funny and heartbreaking, and written with a rare, illuminating honesty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                    \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSandra Birdsell\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Manitoba and, until recently, has spent most of her life in Winnipeg. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Missing Child\u003c\/i\u003e (1989), won the W.H. Smith\/Books in Canada First Novel Award. Her second novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Chrome Suite\u003c\/i\u003e (1992), and her most recent collection of short fiction, \u003ci\u003eThe Two-Headed Calf\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), were both shortlisted for the Governor General’s Award for Fiction. Her two previous short story collections, \u003ci\u003eNight Travellers\u003c\/i\u003e  and \u003ci\u003eLadies of the House\u003c\/i\u003e, were reissued in 1987 as \u003ci\u003eAgassiz Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. Her most recent novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Russländer\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), won the Saskatchewan Book Award for Fiction, the Saskatchewan Book Award for Book of the Year, and the Regina Book Award, and was a finalist for the Giller Prize.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSandra Birdsell’s fiction has been anthologized and has appeared in literary journals and \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night\u003c\/i\u003e magazine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe lives in Regina.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                            \n                            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45445337415841,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780771014642","price":19.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780771014642.jpg?v=1764221658","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/agassiz-stories-paperback-by-sandra-birdsell","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}