{"product_id":"swimmers-in-winterbooks","title":"Swimmers in Winter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2021 Toronto Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2021 ReLit Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCertain Women\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Mars Room\u003c\/i\u003e in this debut collection featuring three pairs of stories.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSharp and stylistic, the trifecta of diptychs that is \u003ci\u003eSwimmers in Winter\u003c\/i\u003e swirls between real and imagined pasts and futures to delve into our present cultural moment: conflicts between queer people and the police; the impact of homophobia, bullying, and PTSD; the dynamics of women’s friendships; life for queer women in Toronto during WWII and after; the intersections between class identities and queer identities; experiences of economic precarity and precarious living conditions; the work of being an artist; dystopian worlds; and the impact of gentrification on public space. These are soul-searching, plot-driven character studies equally influenced by James Baldwin, Christopher Isherwood, and Elena Ferrante.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Guenther, Faye","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Adult Fiction)","offer_id":46246577471712,"sku":"","price":12.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/BNCImageAPI_6e2ad23c-e933-4a44-862f-6108be217909.jpg?v=1724953450","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/swimmers-in-winterbooks","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}