{"product_id":"wonder-world-paperback","title":"Wonder World - 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\u003eK. R. Byggdin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWINNER, Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWonder World\u003c\/i\u003e is a look at a part of the country not often written about (Casey Plett's work and Miriam Toews' come to mind - these places do exist in literature, just not widely) and a wonderful contribution to the queer literary landscape. I'll be on the lookout for what Byggdin writes next.\" - Tara-Michelle Ziniuk, \u003ci\u003eROOM Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwenty-seven-year-old Isaac Funk is broke, drifting, and questioning his lonely existence on the East Coast. Having left his conservative hometown of Newfield, Manitoba full of piss and vinegar, Isaac's dreams of studying music and embracing queer culture in Halifax have gradually fizzled out. When his grandfather dies and leaves him a substantial inheritance, Isaac is pulled back to the Prairies for the first time in ten years.\u003cbr\u003eFinding his father Abe just as enigmatic and unreachable as always and his extended family more fragmented than ever, Isaac begins to wonder if there will ever be a place for him in Newfield.\u003cbr\u003eIs the prodigal son home for good, or is it time to cut and run once more?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eK.R. BYGGDIN grew up on the Prairies and now calls the East Coast home. They are an alum of the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia's Alistair MacLeod Mentorship program, the Banff Centre's Emerging Writers Intensive, and Dalhousie University's English and Creative Writing program. Their writing has appeared in anthologies and journals across Canada, the UK, and New Zealand. \u003ci\u003eWonder World\u003c\/i\u003e is their first novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.5 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50333044539629,"sku":"9781773370736","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/EDJU9tXDgA9781773370736.webp?v=1784975771","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/wonder-world-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}