{"product_id":"toxic-shock-and-other-family-gatherings-paperback","title":"Toxic Shock and Other Family Gatherings - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJude Klassen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen darkly funny stories that explore hoser culture, coming of age in gravel pits, and parenting in the Sixth Extinction from author and filmmaker Jude Klassen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories of Toxic Shock and Other Family Gatherings span the country, three decades, and multiple incarnations of their common protagonist, Kerry Wiebe. In the tragically funny \"Big-Snouted Dog\" Kerry is terrified and flattered as she is crudely singled out as the Crotch of the Day by an older teen at a basement NYE party. In the poignant \"The Not-So-Secret Secret Life of Angus McFee\" Kerry discovers her ex-boyfriend has fathered a secret baby when the infant is thrust into her arms by the triumphant mother. \"Pride of Alaska\" takes Kerry into the belly of a low-rent ocean liner as an apprentice to the popular girls while they fend off the middle-aged crew on their field trip to visit the fish factories of the northwest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaised in the wilds of BC by a practicing Catholic mother and an ex-Mennonite father, Kerry is the baby, and lone left-leaner, in a large, messy family. From her redneck beginnings in the lush, claustrophobic Fraser Valley to the smog, gridlock, and glamour of Toronto, Kerry continues her struggle to evolve in a world bent on self-destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 114\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.24 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 30, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50314770153709,"sku":"9781068840708","price":14.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/blL7H875yz9781068840708.webp?v=1784667961","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/toxic-shock-and-other-family-gatherings-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}