{"product_id":"9781773104164","title":"This Bright Dust","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner, Ottawa Book Awards \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A stirring tale of the Great Depression on Canada’s Alberta prairie. Readers will be moved.” — \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the CBC’s Canadian Fiction Books to Read in Fall 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As the Great Depression winds down and war in Europe looms, the small Prairie community of Grayley is all but abandoned. After a decade of dust and drought, few families remain. With growing season approaching, Abel Dodds and the Wisharts decide to plant their crops once again — their last chance to make a living on their debt-burdened farms. But when they learn of an impending royal visit, tensions ignite between the neighbours. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeeply rooted in the landscape of the Prairies and laced with contemporary concerns, \u003ci\u003eThis Bright Dust\u003c\/i\u003e deftly explores the relationship between people and the land they inhabit. In a richly layered novel, Berkhout tells a moving tale of promise and disillusionment, of near disaster and the cultivation of joy. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goose Lane Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65531639431517,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/3893\/2573\/files\/9781773104164.jpg?v=1790252021","url":"https:\/\/shop.gazellebookservices.co.uk\/products\/9781773104164","provider":"Gazelle Book Services","version":"1.0","type":"link"}