{"title":"Literature","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"gently-to-nagasaki","title":"Gently to Nagasaki: A Spiritual Pilgrimage, an Exploration Both Communal and Intensely Personal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Gently to Nagasaki is a spiritual pilgrimage, an exploration both communal and intensely personal. Set in Vancouver and Toronto, the outposts of Slocan and Coaldale, the streets of Nagasaki and the high mountains of Shikoku, Japan, it is also an account of a remarkable life. As a child during WWII, Joy Kogawa was interned with her family and thousands of other Japanese Canadians by the Canadian government. 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Her acclaimed novel Obasan, based on that experience, brought her literary recognition and played a critical role in the movement for redress.\"}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":11011,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,16777215],\"11\":4,\"12\":0,\"14\":[null,2,0],\"16\":10}' data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGently to Nagasaki is a spiritual pilgrimage, an exploration both communal and intensely personal. Set in Vancouver and Toronto, the outposts of Slocan and Coaldale, the streets of Nagasaki and the high mountains of Shikoku, Japan, it is also an account of a remarkable life. As a child during WWII, Joy Kogawa was interned with her family and thousands of other Japanese Canadians by the Canadian government. 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A vivacious 28-year-old who knows shes been promoted primarily because shes a black woman and, therefore, a double minority, she nevertheless grasps the opportunity with both hands. Ryan has a university degree in psychology and an advanced degree in criminology, with marks at the top of her class. She is determined to prove not only that she deserved the promotion but also that she can be as good as any cop in the department-including Manziuk. Shaded Light is a mystery written in the classic style with all the ingredients for a delightful mystery - intriguing characters, dry humor, a little romance, and lots of twist and turns.\"}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":33559427,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":[null,2,16777215],\"10\":2,\"11\":0,\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Arial\",\"28\":1}' data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eby N.J. 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He cares, not only about people, but about stopping evil; and since a caring cop is an easy mark, he uses gruffness as a wall of protection. Manziuk has a long-suffering wife and three grown children. Jacqueline Ryan is Manziuks counter-point. A vivacious 28-year-old who knows shes been promoted primarily because shes a black woman and, therefore, a double minority, she nevertheless grasps the opportunity with both hands. Ryan has a university degree in psychology and an advanced degree in criminology, with marks at the top of her class. She is determined to prove not only that she deserved the promotion but also that she can be as good as any cop in the department-including Manziuk. 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Shaded Light is a mystery written in the classic style with all the ingredients for a delightful mystery - intriguing characters, dry humor, a little romance, and lots of twist and turns.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"21Five Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39768009179320,"sku":"9780968549568","price":7.98,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0539\/0024\/7224\/products\/ShadedLight.jpg?v=1752766467"},{"product_id":"stranger","title":"Stranger: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eby David Bergen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c!--\ntd {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"The reader sees the world through the eyes of Íso, a young Guatemalan woman who works at a fertility clinic in the highlands of the Sierra Madre de Chiapas and is the secret lover of the married American resident doctor. 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