{"product_id":"the-gift-child-paperback","title":"The Gift Child - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElaine McCluskey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow important is truth? What is normal? These are the questions raised in \u003ci\u003eThe Gift Child\u003c\/i\u003e, Elaine McCluskey's fictional oeuvre -- a funny, poignant, sure-shot novel, populated with a community of petty criminals, beloved broadcasters, undercover intelligence agents, and more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe novel opens with the disappearance of a man in Pollock Passage, Nova Scotia, a man last seen driving away from a government wharf with a giant tuna head in the basket of his Schwinn delivery bicycle. The man's name is Graham Swim; he's good at playing the harmonica and making friends. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Graham's cousin Harriett decides to investigate his disappearance, she comes up against her own family history. A news photographer now jobless and adrift, Harriett has lived most of her life in the shadow of her larger-than-life father -- a once-beloved TV news anchor and borderline narcissist. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When Harriett arrives in Pollock Passage, she meets a stranger who tells her he is researching the Shag Harbour UFO mystery. While this stranger helps Harriett reconnect with pieces of herself she thought long-dead, she also learns that what she knows about her father may not be true. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVintage McCluskey, \u003ci\u003eThe Gift Child\u003c\/i\u003e showcases McCluskey's unique ability to capture the malleability of memory and the complex absurdity and nobility of humanity. It's a novel that's hard to put down; it's even harder to forget. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 340\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 19, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42695608008767,"sku":"9781773103242","price":29.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/bc4c2e2d38bc5c574c2bca63c0feea22.webp?v=1765004408","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-gift-child-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}