{"product_id":"9781926845586","title":"In the Field","description":"\u003cp\u003eEllie Lucan's about as far as she can get from the screwed-up teenager she used to be.  She's got a doctorate, her husband's a prominent academic, and their children are excelling at a Montessori.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she loses her teaching job, however, she packs up her sons to spend the summer in her hometown. She finds her mother suffering from dementia and the house in squalor, and she is forced to confront small town prejudice towards her biracial sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Ellie is drawn back into the community, the strain on her marriage intensifies and she is forced to decide where her loyalties lie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClare Tacon\u003c\/b\u003e has an MFA in writing from the University of British Columbia and is a past editor of \u003ci\u003ePrism Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eIn the Field\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Biblioasis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151383675120,"sku":"9781926845586","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781926845586_p0.jpg?v=1763636031","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781926845586","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}