{"product_id":"the-future-9781771965606","title":"The Future","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003cem\u003eTor.com\u003c\/em\u003e's Can't Miss Speculative Fiction for Fall 2023 - Listed in \u003cem\u003eCBC Books\u003c\/em\u003e Fiction to Read in Fall 2023 - One of \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e' Fall 2023 Big Books By Small Presses \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e- A \u003cem\u003eKirkus Review\u003c\/em\u003e Work of Translated Fiction To Read Now\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn an alternate history in which the French never surrendered Detroit, children protect their own kingdom in the trees.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an alternate history of Detroit, the Motor City was never surrendered to the US. Its residents deal with pollution, poverty, and the legacy of racism--and strange and magical things are happening: children rule over their own kingdom in the trees and burned houses regenerate themselves. When Gloria arrives looking for answers and her missing granddaughters, at first she finds only a hungry mouse in the derelict home where her daughter was murdered. But the neighbours take pity on her and she turns to their resilience and impressive gardens for sustenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a strange intuition sends Gloria into the woods of Parc Rouge, where the city's orphaned and abandoned children are rumored to have created their own society, she can't imagine the strength she will find. A richly imagined story of community and a plea for persistence in the face of our uncertain future, \u003cem\u003eThe Future\u003c\/em\u003e is a lyrical testament to the power we hold to protect the people and places we love--together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15870960\"\u003eCatherine LeRoux\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Biblioasis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.19h x 5.20w x 1.26d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771965606\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771965606\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC009060\"\u003eFantasy | Urban\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC040000\"\u003eAlternative History\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatherine Leroux\u003c\/b\u003e is Québec novelist, translator and editor born in 1979. Her novel \u003ci\u003eLe mur mitoyen\u003c\/i\u003e won the France-Quebec Prize and its English version, \u003ci\u003eThe Party Wall\u003c\/i\u003e, was and Indies Introduce Pick and nominated for the 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize. \u003ci\u003eThe Future\u003c\/i\u003e received the Jacques-Brossard award for speculative fiction and was nominated for the Quebec Booksellers Prize. Catherine also won the 2019 Governor general award for her translation of \u003ci\u003eDo Not Say We Have Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e by Madeleine Thien. She lives in Montreal with her two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Ouriou\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning fiction writer and literary translator with over sixty translations and co-translations of fiction, non-fiction, children's and young adult literature to her credit. She has won the Governor General's Literary Award for Translation for which she has also been shortlisted on five other occasions. Susan lives in Calgary, Alberta.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Biblioasis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44092660220079,"sku":"1771965606","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9255\/8767\/files\/img_97ab6cb6-215a-4055-b258-bcf80faf14d3.jpg?v=1719900162","url":"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/es\/products\/the-future-9781771965606","provider":"Corrections Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}