{"product_id":"going-down-swinging-paperback-by-billie-livingston","title":"Going Down Swinging Paperback by Billie Livingston","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\u003eVintage Canada\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2000-11-10)\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\u003e336\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780679310730\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e405.41\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e8.0 x 5.5 x 0.66\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                    \u003cbr\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA remarkable debut novel and bittersweet tale of the unflinching love and devotion  between a mother and daughter. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRazor sharp and darkly funny, \u003ci\u003eGoing Down Swinging\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles  two years in the life of the Hoffmans. Eilleen Hoffman has just told Danny, her con-artist  lover and father of her youngest daughter Grace, to get out—for good. Once a teacher,  Eilleen lived a middle-class life, but her taste in men coupled with a predilection  for pills and booze has brought her down. Desperate to prevent her family from sinking  deeper into poverty, Eilleen reluctantly goes on welfare.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Eventually she turns to  the only friends she has left, hustlers and hookers, to learn how a woman makes fast  money, no investment necessary. With Eilleen on welfare and her older daughter Charlotte  a teenaged runaway, child welfare authorities descend on the Hoffmans. As Eilleen  trails through several attempts at drying out, the well-intentioned Children's Protection  Society finally intervenes to apprehend Grace. With the threat of prolonged separation  now a stark reality, Eilleen and Grace must rally to confront their demons with grit,  determination and humour. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnblinkingly observed and brilliantly written, \u003ci\u003eGoing Down  Swinging\u003c\/i\u003e is about the powerful bond between mother and child. And with her skilful  narrative interplay, Billie Livingston illustrates poignantly how the truth of our  stories lies not so much in the black and white, as it does in the grey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                    \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003eBILLIE LIVINGSTON is a Canadian novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet. She is the author of the critically acclaimed novels \u003ci\u003eGoing Down Swinging\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCease to Blush\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOne Good Hustle\u003c\/i\u003e, which was longlisted for the Giller Prize, nominated for the Canadian Library Association's Young Adult Book Award, and named a best book of the year by \u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail. \u003c\/i\u003eShe is also the author of \u003ci\u003eGreedy Little Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e, a short story collection that won the Danuta Gleed Literary Award and the CBC's Bookie Award; \u003ci\u003eThe Crooked Heart of Mercy\u003c\/i\u003e, a novel; and \u003ci\u003eThe Chick at the Back of the Church\u003c\/i\u003e, a poetry collection for which Livinston won the Pat Lowther award. Her short story, \"Sitting on the Edge of Marlene,\" has been adapted as a feature film. In 2017, Livingston received the Writers' Trust Engel\/Findley Award \"in recognition of a remarkable body of work, and in anticipation of future contributions to Canadian literature.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                            \n                            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45369335873697,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780679310730","price":22.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780679310730.jpg?v=1763148355","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/going-down-swinging-paperback-by-billie-livingston","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}