{"product_id":"like-this-stories-paperback","title":"Like This: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeo McKay\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLynn Coady\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe A List edition of Leo McKay's superb collection. Shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, \u003cem\u003eLike This\u003c\/em\u003e takes you inside small-town Nova Scotia to expose the troubles that lie at its heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in a fictional town called Albion Mines, (the old name for author Leo McKay's home town of Stellarton), \u003cem\u003eLike This\u003c\/em\u003e offers a gripping, and at times frightening, look at small-town Nova Scotia life. These superb stories are startling and often disturbing, filled with complexity and power. McKay portrays characters with astonishing depth and dead-on emotional rightness. The world is not fair in these stories. There is pain, abuse, solitude; but somehow there is also hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a new introduction by Scotiabank Giller Prize-winning author Lynn Coady.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeo McKay Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Stellarton, Nova Scotia, and he teaches English in Truro, Nova Scotia. His short story collection \u003ci\u003eLike This\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Giller Prize, and his first novel, \u003ci\u003eTwenty-Six, \u003c\/i\u003e won the 2004 Dartmouth Book Award. He lives in Canada.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 23, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696914665535,"sku":"9781770898332","price":17.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b3261d2de510d0a057713513b0d39108.webp?v=1765007761","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/like-this-stories-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}