{"product_id":"9781774713402","title":"We're Not Rich","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning debut collection of linked short stories exploring the promises and disappointments of modern life, edited by award-winning author Alexander MacLeod.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThese are the stories of the people who used to live next-door.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe characters in Sue Murtagh's outstanding debut collection of linked short stories are at a crossroads. Middle-class, middling, they wrestle with the consequences of their decisions and powerful forces outside of their control. Whether it's a volatile housing market, the ever-present threat of illness, or the slow disintegration of a marriage, this community of neighbours finds themselves trapped between the idyllic promises of the North American dream and the stark realities of modern life.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eMice infest every home a woman has ever lived in, no matter the domestic trappings. A charity golf tournament is an exercise in futility for a pair of married insurance entrepreneurs. At a community pool, profound grief manifests as rage. A grandmother's stories of generational trauma mutate in the retelling. And a suburban wildfire causes a young person to question the idea of home and the values of her parents' generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePacking the punch of a novel, these thirteen deftly interwoven stories scrutinize the lives of everyday people with surgical precision, while finding connection and community in the unlikeliest of places. Edited by award-winning author Alexander MacLeod, \u003ci\u003eWe're Not Rich\u003c\/i\u003e is a wryly observed and deeply-thoughtful collection, where nothing is quite as it should be, but everything feels true.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Murtagh, Sue","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Atlantic Canada)","offer_id":47492793139424,"sku":"","price":13.8,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/1_43910e0a-491f-4919-b17f-5c9539d32fa1.jpg?v=1749833199","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/9781774713402","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}