{"product_id":"the-relatives-isbn-9780385678117","title":"The Relatives","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the renowned author of \u003ci\u003eSweetness in the Belly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Beauty of Humanity Movement\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThis Is Happy\u003c\/i\u003e, comes a bold, urgent and richly imagined novel about what it means to be a family in our modern world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLila is on a long, painful journey toward motherhood. Tess and Emily are reeling after their ugly separation and fighting over ownership of the embryos that were supposed to grow their family together. And thousands of miles away, the unknown man who served as anonymous donor to them all is being held in captivity in Somalia. While his life remains in precarious balance, his genetic material is a source of both creation and conflict.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat does it mean to be a family in our rapidly shifting world? What are our responsibilities to each other with increasing options for how to create a family?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs these characters grapple with life-altering changes, they will find themselves interconnected in ways they cannot have imagined, and forced to redefine what family means to them.\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 TORONTO BOOKS AWARDS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Camilla Gibb's new book \u003ci\u003eThe Relatives\u003c\/i\u003e proves she's one of Canada's best storytellers. [She] grabs us from the start with this thriller-paced novel. . . . Taut, suspenseful prose urges us ever forward, probing the deeper connections among her beautifully flawed family of characters. . . . Taking us into the bright and the dark, worlds known and unknown, Gibb's multi-layered tale solves these mysteries with the immense satisfaction that only the best storytellers can deliver.\" —\u003ci\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This   slim volume packs a punch. Beautifully written, and oh, what a story of   family and lives coming together! I loved it.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe   Kit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Camilla Gibb:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Gibb's writing is laser-like.\" —\u003ci\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Gibb's prose is elegant and sings with an almost Victorian delicacy and sophistication: Dickens, interrupted.\" —\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An extraordinary Canadian talent. . . . The intricacy of Gibb's language transports you.\" —\u003ci\u003eEdmonton Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\"Anger, honesty, compassion, fear, wit and insight electrify Gibb's deft sentences, singing the importance of belonging, of self-worth and of story.\" —\u003ci\u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A debunker of stereotypes and a seeker of the big picture, [Gibb] isn't satisfied with merely creating convincing characters and a bold plot. She educates and enlightens the reader.\" —\u003ci\u003eMontreal Gazette \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\"Gibb's thoughtful and intricate writing weaves an unforgettable portrait . . . and her observations of humanity make clear the similarities in all of us.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Seattlest\u003c\/i\u003eCAMILLA GIBB was born in London, England, and grew up in Toronto. She is the author of four internationally acclaimed novels\u003ci\u003e--Mouthing the Words\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Petty Details of So-and-so's Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSweetness in the Belly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Beauty of Humanity Movement\u003c\/i\u003e--as well as the bestselling memoir \u003ci\u003eThis Is Happy\u003c\/i\u003e. Camilla has been the recipient of the Trillium Book Award, the City of Toronto Book Award and the CBC Canadian Literary Award and has been shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the RBC Taylor Prize. She has a Ph.D. from Oxford University and is an adjunct faculty member of the graduate creative writing programs at the University of Toronto and the University of Guelph.","brand":"Anchor Canada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300582019301,"sku":"NP9780385678117","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780385678117.jpg?v=1767741205","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-relatives-isbn-9780385678117","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}