{"product_id":"9781440119538","title":"Ribbon in the Snow","description":"For Barbara Monroe, the daughter of an abusive, alcoholic mother, growing up in a rural Ontario town is anything but normal. When she is eleven she takes part in a shameful act that sets in motion a train of guilt and violence that will end in murder.\u003cp\u003e   As a self-loathing teenager she is thrown out of her family home for assaulting her mother. She flees to Toronto where she dreams of beginning a glamorous new life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   After a disastrous start, Barbara finds safety in the gay world of 1960’s Toronto. Blossoming into a flamboyant beauty, she struggles with her assertive and ambiguous sexuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Forever seeking forgiveness, Barbara concludes that killing is easy, but forgetting is difficult indeed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47127979098352,"sku":"9781440119538","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781440119538_p0.jpg?v=1763757368","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781440119538","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}