{"product_id":"9780991831531","title":"From Thine Own Well: Canada After the Fracking","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWonderfully realistic dystopian! Experience fear\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho controls the water -- controls the masses.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisillusioned former Yukon mining exploration worker, Landon McGuire, is torn from his self-imposed exile into a Canada he no longer recognizes. Water is a precious commodity, and the environment is contaminated. Individual rights are non-existent and corporate rule is the law-a law enforced by the corporation's own brutal militia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnregulated fracking and irresponsible mining have destroyed the watersheds. A small group of people band together to combat the ruling coalition, but find themselves embroiled in a dangerous game. Landon meets Nora and is drawn into the fray. What begins as a fact-finding mission turns deadly as they get closer to the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeceit, threats and violence emphasize the reality that economy trumps environment even when lives are at stake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"This is a truly thought-provoking story that people need to read. I enjoyed the plot twists and the vivid description, the tension and moments of humour.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eErin Potter, Shamrock Editing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A sensitive topic, spiced up and delivered with insight and originality, as tense as it is thought-provoking.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMatt Kruze, Author of Crime Mysteries\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"...the action scenes in particular are viscerally realistic -- I almost felt the various injuries myself!\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLawrence Purdy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Meldrum House Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49782602629360,"sku":"9780991831531","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780991831531","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}