{"product_id":"9781771512114","title":"On Island: Life Among the Coast Dwellers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA collection of stories chronicling the characters and dramas that capture life in small coastal communities.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this story collection, Pat Carney follows the rhythms of day-to-day life in coastal BC. Featuring a revolving cast of characters—the newly retired couple, the church warden, the musician, the small-town girl with big city dreams—Carney’s keen observations of the personalities and dramas of coastal life are instantly recognizable to readers who are familiar with life in a small community. With her narrative of dock fights, pet shows, family feuds, logging camps and the ever-present tension between islanders and property-owning “off-islanders,” Carney’s witty and perceptive voice describes how the islanders weather the storms of coastal life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarney writes evocatively of the magical landscape of the British Columbia coast, where she has lived and worked for five decades. At the same time, she addresses the less-idyllic moments that can also characterize coastal life: power outages, winter storms, isolation. \u003ci\u003eOn Island\u003c\/i\u003e brings the West Coast landscape—human and natural—to life, and gives islanders and mainland dwellers alike a taste of what it means to be “on island.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TouchWood Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47166326178032,"sku":"9781771512114","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781771512114_p0.jpg?v=1765233583","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781771512114","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}