{"product_id":"ripping-down-half-the-trees-9780228005469","title":"Ripping down half the trees","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne out of every twenty students in the adult education classes Evan J teaches in Sioux Lookout, Ontario, dies every year; the surviving students are often afflicted by severe racism, poverty, addictions, and violence. \u003ci\u003eRipping down half the trees\u003c\/i\u003e engages with these struggles, offering a catalogue of experiences specific to the remote regions of Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eRipping down half the trees\u003c\/i\u003e readers are guided by a multitude of speakers who will bring them to sometimes dark and uncomfortable spaces where 'the lights are always off.' Exploring a range of themes, from the social and racial inequalities found within Canada to how to pluck pheasant and how to respond to hostility, Evan J artfully confronts and questions his privilege, thereby causing the speaker's eyes to adjust so that we may do the same. Ripping down half the trees is poignant and stark, yet filled with 'unfathomable beauty.'\" Greg Santos, author of Ghost Face\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"To read \u003ci\u003eRipping down half the trees\u003c\/i\u003e is to experience a jarring feeling of contradiction and a provocation to contemplate how apathy plays a part in our lives. Evan J's words are arresting and urgent and woven with visceral images, linguistic precision, and sharp emotive undertones that cut to the bare bones of human experience. This is not an easy read. Evan skilfully guides the reader through that which is fraught – the violence of modern living. But more than that, it is written with an eye for beauty and a deep care for people and place.\" Lishai Peel, co-author of \u003ci\u003eWhy Birds and Wolves Don't Trade Stones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036775285079,"sku":"9780228005469","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780228005469.jpg?v=1750932528","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ripping-down-half-the-trees-9780228005469","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}