{"product_id":"9781926455679","title":"Lost Animal Club","description":"\u003cp\u003eRunner-up in the Prose Fiction category at the 2016 Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his debut story collection, Kevin A. Couture creates a world where the veneer of humanness stretches thin and often cracks as a menagerie of burdened characters reveal their beast-like traits. In his desperate survival plan, a pre-teen “rescues” dogs in order to sell them back to their well-off owners; a marathon pacesetter reflects on the pace she sets both on and off the race route, as she navigates her imperfect marriage; a man confronts his drive for alcohol and the deadly and isolating consequences that leave him to risk his last scrap of control; and two kids, for different reasons, execute their plan to capture a bear cub.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLost Animal Club\u003c\/i\u003e combines murky sensibilities with finely rendered, precise prose. The writing is gripping and honest, with metaphors and similes as startling as the harsh choices the characters make.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NeWest Publishers, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141115494640,"sku":"9781926455679","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781926455679_p0.jpg?v=1763635329","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781926455679","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}