{"product_id":"this-unlikely-soil-paperback","title":"This Unlikely Soil - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrea Routley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThis Unlikely Soil\u003c\/i\u003e, prize-winning writer Andrea Routley delivers stories of queer women navigating love and life against the lush, isolated backdrop of Canada's West Coast.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A dog that bites, a bear suffering from a hemorrhoid, an aggressive willow tree, berried-up Dungeness crabs and erotic mussels... The dense West-Coast landscape of\u003ci\u003e This Unlikely Soil \u003c\/i\u003eechoes the fraught search for connection of the rural-dwelling queer characters in this quintet of novellas. Finalist for the Malahat Review Novella Prize, this sophomore collection from Lambda Literary Award-finalist Andrea Routley explores the queer state of wandering, violence, and loss with surprising humour and compassion.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrea Routley\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and editor. Her work has appeared in literary magazines, such as \u003ci\u003eGeist\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The Fiddlehead Review\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2020, her novella, \u003ci\u003eThis Unlikely Soil\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for the Malahat Review Novella Prize. Her debut collection, \u003ci\u003e Jane and the Whales\u003c\/i\u003e (Caitlin Press, 2013), was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award. She is an MFA candidate at UBC (Okanagan) where she is at work on her third book. Though a small-town queer at heart, she currently resides in Vancouver, BC\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 24, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42732011356223,"sku":"9781773860985","price":22.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4003374fc5f12cd64463ad07531cfb1b.webp?v=1765130944","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/this-unlikely-soil-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}