{"product_id":"9789810954376","title":"Mirrors on which dust has fallen","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet against a backdrop of public scandal and private dilemma, Mirrors on which dust has fallen presents the quotidian concerns of the average and the not-so-average inhabitants of the fictitious Bowmount, the province featured in Bursey's precursor Verbatim: A Novel. The varied cast of characters examine and defend their spiritual beliefs, from God to evolution; their views on art, as painting battles photography for supremacy; and their sexuality, from confusion to pagan flagrancy. While Verbatim depicts the politics of the elected, Mirrors on which dust has fallen reveals the motives of the electorate, using pitch-perfect dialogue interjected with sly media snippets and elegant, subtle prose, to paint a darkly humorous and deeply telling tale of the late twentieth century in Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The writing is bawdy, heady, profane, often funny, and full of energy. Fans of Bursey’s distinctive first publication, \u003cem\u003eVerbatim: A Novel\u003c\/em\u003e, will be pleased, as will readers in search of something punchy and new-fangled.” — Joan Sullivan, \u003cem\u003eThe Telegram\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Mirrors on which dust has fallen\u003c\/em\u003e [is] an explosively unconventional, deeply disturbing, and relentlessly original work. . . . He is equally comfortable writing about the logistics of clothing wholesalers and the challenges of running a small radio station as he is about the quotidian detail of Catholic ceremonies and the grit needed to keep a seedy pub afloat.” — Mark Sampson, \u003cem\u003eNumero Cinq\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003eI felt like I was looking at swarming bacteria in a petri dish, everything felt so up close and I was so deep into it. I had to put the book down in order to gain sufficient distance to see the relationships of everyone intertwined in this microcosm, to feel the outlines of the story again. . . . It’s a really unique and unusual novel, quite unlike anything else I’ve read.” — Victoria Best, \u003cem\u003eLitlove:\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eTales from the Reading Room\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VerbivoraciousPress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47065568608496,"sku":"9789810954376","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789810954376_p0.jpg?v=1769888529","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789810954376","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}