{"product_id":"notre-dame-de-la-merci-a-novel-9781771613248","title":"Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a cold wintery day in the dark dead-end northern Quebec village  of  Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci,  two  men  and  a  woman  are  entangled  in  a  triangle  that  is  only  destined  for  tragedy.  There is Odette, the widow of a Hells Angels biker and a small-time coke dealer, Daniel the local snowplow driver and Jean, a young man willing to do anything to get out of this miserable nowhere town. Looking  on  is  Quentin  Mouron’s  narrator,  who  watches  help-lessly  as  the  calamity  unfolds.  He  can  only  look  on  and  ask  questions.  It  is  these  questions,  throbbing  and  multifaceted,  that  gives  the  story  a  universal  resonance,  far  exceeding  the  action. Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci's story of crime and desperation, calling to mind the atmosphere and characters of Fargo, where amidst the cold harshness of winter dirtbags and delin-quents find themselves on a collision course and catastrophe is always a matter of time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMouron is a revelation. He juggles characters with ease in a seamy world perfectly evoked and all of it is done in a tauttempo style - Huffington Post\u003cbr\u003eA Promising Talent -- Le Devoir\u003cbr\u003eMouron writes rough material in a small, confined spaces. His writing is astonishing in his mastery and freshness. -- 20 Minutes","brand":"Mosaic Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51360107266391,"sku":"9781771613248","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781771613248.jpg?v=1754126691","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/notre-dame-de-la-merci-a-novel-9781771613248","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}