{"product_id":"island","title":"Island","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlistair MacLeod\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of the inaugural Kanata Classics list, with a new introduction by Kate Beaton,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIsland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a collection of stories that captures the soul of the east coast and proves Alistair MacLeod is a master of the craft.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA book-besotted patriarch releases his only son from the obligations of the sea. A father provokes his young son to violence when he reluctantly sells the family horse. A passionate girl who grows up on a nearly deserted island turns into an ever-wistful woman when her one true love is felled by a logging accident. A dying young man listens to his grandmother play the old Gaelic songs on her ancient violin as they both fend off the inevitable. The events that propel MacLeod's stories convince us of the importance of tradition, the beauty of the landscape, and the necessity of memory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PRH","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49942510502174,"sku":"9780771023576","price":24.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/3584\/9246\/files\/9780771023576.jpg?v=1752259782","url":"https:\/\/www.cedarcanoebooks.com\/products\/island","provider":"Cedar Canoe Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}