{"product_id":"missy-whynaught-paperback","title":"Missy Whynaught - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Ball\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in rural Canada and Cuba, Missy is a coming-of-age story that uses dark humour and magical realism to explore complex issues of sexuality, childhood neglect, poverty and the racist legacies of colonialism. With raw and candid wit, it explores how one girl survives the relationships she was born into and the ones she makes throughout her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Ball is a writer, social worker and mother of three living in Montreal. Her stories have been published in The Dalhousie Review, Qwerty, Prism International, The Missouri Review and elsewhere. She was shortlisted for Room Magazines 2019 Fiction Contest, nominated for the 2019 Journey Prize, and short listed for the Commonwealth Fiction Prize in 2022. Her writing has been financially supported by Le Conseil des arts et des lettres du Qué bec and the Canada Council of the Arts. Missy is her first novel and she is currently at work on her second.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.01 x 5.01 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67923674726707,"sku":"9781771864350","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/P4f-XxeoWz9781771864350.webp?v=1793825518","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/missy-whynaught-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}