{"product_id":"wild-hope-a-novel","title":"Wild Hope: A Novel","description":"A CBC Books and Winnipeg Free Press Best Book of the Year\nFrom the Governor General’s Award–winning author of Five Wives, a thrilling contemporary novel about how the past never lets us go\nIsla and Jake are a couple drifting apart. She is a chef and co-owner of a farm-to-table restaurant on the brink of closing; he is a visual artist tormented by the oil-and-gas legacy of his late father. A looming figure in both their lives is Reg Bevaqua, Jake’s childhood friend-turned-enemy, turned bottled-water baron.\nReg is a demanding regular at Isla’s restaurant and a man with a seething resentment toward Jake. With good reason, the feeling is mutual, but Jake keeps their past from Isla as he follows a devastating trail to the source of Reg’s wealth. When Jake disappears following a winter camping trip, Isla starts to connect the dots, with all roads leading to Reg and his magnificent property on Georgian Bay.\nSeamlessly weaving together observations on the entitlements of the wealthy, the monetization of water and the politics of art, Joan Thomas has created a layered, page-turning read about how far we will go to hold on to power and what we will do to avenge old wounds.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1443468649\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1443468649.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Thomas, Joan\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42835110461501,"sku":"BVV.1443468649.G","price":5.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1443468649-0.jpg?v=1766610632","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/wild-hope-a-novel","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}