{"product_id":"moving-parts","title":"Moving Parts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLana Pesch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDarkly off-kilter stories about the moving parts to being human.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA blind date blooms in a grocery store parking lot. Lake Erie forms the backdrop to a botched assisted suicide. A neurotic, dog-loving caretaker writes a complaint letter after an unfortunate leg-waxing incident. While his uncle lies in a coma, a young man befriends a dead homeless guy. A coming-of-age road trip leads to encounters with a gang of costumed lesbian arm wrestlers and a man with a hoof. A plane crash on the BC coast brings an artist and a bootlegger together in a dire situation. These flawed, often broken characters seek meaning, acceptance, and closure under extraordinary circumstances ... though not necessarily in that order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEqual parts insightful and heartbreaking,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoving Parts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a provocative debut collection of deeply imagined, darkly funny stories. Through language-driven narratives that are wry, moving, and off-kilter, Pesch bravely holds up a mirror to uneasy issues and troubled relationships. We are revealed in her characters: raw and inappropriate, loving and confrontational, struggling to connect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoving Parts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an evocative and playful story collection that pulls back the curtain on what it means to be truly human.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UTP","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50362298564894,"sku":"9781551526249","price":17.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/3584\/9246\/files\/20300_635660859509641433.jpg?v=1763740883","url":"https:\/\/www.cedarcanoebooks.com\/products\/moving-parts","provider":"Cedar Canoe Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}