{"product_id":"9781487001117","title":"The Break","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Stella, a young Métis mother, looks out her window one evening and spots someone in trouble on the Break — a barren field on an isolated strip of land outside her house — she calls the police to alert them to a possible crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a series of shifting narratives, people who are connected, both directly and indirectly, with the victim — police, family, and friends — tell their personal stories leading up to that fateful night. Lou, a social worker, grapples with the departure of her live-in boyfriend. Cheryl, an artist, mourns the premature death of her sister Rain. Paulina, a single mother, struggles to trust her new partner. Phoenix, a homeless teenager, is released from a youth detention centre. Officer Scott, a Métis policeman, feels caught between two worlds as he patrols the city. Through their various perspectives a larger, more comprehensive story about lives of the residents in Winnipeg’s North End is exposed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA powerful intergenerational family saga, \u003ci\u003eThe Break\u003c\/i\u003e showcases Vermette’s abundant writing talent and positions her as an exciting new voice in literary fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"House of Anansi Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47027990823152,"sku":"9781487001117","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781487001117_p0.jpg?v=1769894403","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781487001117","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}