{"product_id":"running-the-whales-back-9780864929136","title":"Running the Whales Back","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a collection as fine in scope as it is intimate in detail, \u003ci\u003eRunning the Whale''s Back\u003c\/i\u003e presents a host of Eastern Canada''s brightest literary talents, all putting pens to paper to explore the multiple facets of what we call faith through a unique Atlantic vantage point.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a satisfying mixture of styles and themes, the full breadth of Atlantic Canadian spirituality is revealed. These are pieces that poke and prod, ruminate and circulate with themes of religion and cultures of spirituality. Mysticism meets piety, holiness argues with practicality, and hope lives side by side with despair as the stories spiral and waltz themselves across the four provinces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs the authors leap from subject to subject, we discover death lurking in the lonely wilderness, ski jumpers participating in miracles, and preachers suffering marital discord. Featured authors are Michael Crummey, Sheldon Currie, Joan Clark, David Adams Richards, Kenneth J. Harvey, Clive Doucet, Deborah Joy \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"T;rancendence seems to be the word that applies to this collection. ... \u003ci\u003eRunning the Whale's Back\u003c\/i\u003e, through its themes of death and love that lock arms with belief and doubt, shows that age-old ideas are the best ones humans ever had, do have, will have, forever and ever. The ideas seem so good and lasting because they are articulated through the transcendent aesthetics of language, of story.\" -- Shane Nielson * \u003ci\u003eWinnipeg Review\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goose Lane Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884835385687,"sku":"9780864929136","price":14.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780864929136.jpg?v=1722533680","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/running-the-whales-back-9780864929136","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}