{"product_id":"bad-land-paperback","title":"Bad Land - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCorinna Chong\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe slow-burning, deeply felt story of a social outcast reckoning with the wounds of her past\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRegina is a socially awkward loner who is content to live a life withdrawn from everyone except her cherished pet bunny. But after seven years of silence, Regina's brother, Ricky, shows up unannounced on her doorstep, along with his daughter, Jez--a peculiar six-year-old with an unnerving vicious streak--upending Regina's quiet life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's clear to Regina that something terrible has happened, though the truth won't come to the surface easily. After all, Regina and Ricky lived a childhood fraught with secrets buried as deep as the fossils in the desolate landscape around them. But this secret is one that cannot stay buried for long, and its exposure sets off a calamitous journey through plains and mountains that forces Regina to confront the brutality of family love and to question how far she is willing to go to preserve it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRife with gothic tension and carried by fervent compassion, \u003cem\u003eBad Land \u003c\/em\u003eis a story about the toxic nature of guilt, the fragility of memory, and the ways we shape our own versions of the truth in order to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorinna Chong\u003c\/strong\u003e's previous books are the acclaimed story collection \u003cem\u003eThe Whole Animal\u003c\/em\u003e (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2023) and the novel \u003cem\u003eBelinda's Rings\u003c\/em\u003e (NeWest Press, 2013). Her short fiction has appeared in magazines across Canada. She lives in Kelowna, BC, and teaches at Okanagan College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725996232767,"sku":"9781551529592","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f9f97945725438fc95a9fd1620144100.webp?v=1765108812","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/bad-land-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}