{"product_id":"9781459709836","title":"The Redemption of Oscar Wolf","description":"\u003cp\u003eA young First Nations man sets out from his Muskoka home in a quest for redemption after a terrible fire. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the early 1930s, Oscar Wolf, a 13-year-old Native from the Chippewas of Rama Indian Reserve, sets fire to the business section of his village north of Toronto in a fit of misguided rage against white society, inadvertently killing his grandfather and a young maid. Tortured by guilt and fearful of divine retribution, Oscar sets out on a lifetime quest for redemption. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis journey takes him to California where he works as a fruit picker and prizefighter during the Great Depression, to the Second World War where he becomes a decorated soldier, to university where he excels as a student and athlete, and to the diplomatic service in the postwar era where he causes a stir at the United Nations in New York and in Colombia and Australia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeset by an all-too-human knack for making doubtful choices, Oscar discovers that peace of mind is indeed hard to find in this saga of mid-20th-century aboriginal life in Canada and abroad that will appeal to readers of all backgrounds and ages.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Dundurn Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47143603437808,"sku":"9781459709836","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781459709836_p0.jpg?v=1763871001","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781459709836","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}