{"product_id":"small-reckonings-9781989398746","title":"Small Reckonings","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Karin Schwier\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Shadowpaw Press Reprise\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Shadowpaw Press Reprise\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Small Town \u0026amp; Rural\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eJohn V. Hicks Long Manuscript Award, 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSaskatoon Award, 2021 Saskatchewan Book Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eGlengarry Book Award Jury Short List, Recognition of Literary Excellence, 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003eIn the early 20th century, as homesteaders in Saskatchewan are scratching out hard new lives on the Canadian prairie, William, an adventurer from New Zealand, brings his new bride, Louise, to the freshly broken earth of his farm near Watrous.Physical and emotional isolation take their toll on everyone struggling to survive in the harsh landscape, and when William and Louise's second child, Violet, is born \"feebleminded,\" it plunges Louise-a woman burdened with a dark secret-back into a time of shame and regret, even as the child draws out goodness and loyalty from her neighbours, Hank and Emily.Then tragedy upends the family, and William, while struggling to raise and protect his daughter and find his way to forgiveness, must come to terms with the fact that no one is infallible.","brand":"Shadowpaw Press Reprise","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45414361071767,"sku":"9781989398746","price":1510.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781989398746.webp?v=1768585433","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/small-reckonings-9781989398746","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}