{"product_id":"the-other-side-of-youth-9781551525242","title":"The Other Side of Youth","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eKelli Deeth's female protagonists confront the emotional complexities of marriage, childlessness, adoption, adolescent longing, friendship, and death; they mourn the loss of youth while grappling with the uncertainties of adulthood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \"Vera’s Room,\" a woman who is unable to conceive negotiates a tense relationship with the seven-year-old girl she and her husband have adopted. In \"Embrace,\" Theresa, a young woman who has just had an abortion decides to give up on sexual desire and settle with a divorced father who can provide her with safety. And in \"Sis,\" Jenny moves back to Toronto from Winnipeg in order to start her life over and reconnect with her step-brother, with whom she shares complicated and tragic childhood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese are stories about the vagaries of family and the narrow chasm between longing and grief; with a deft hand and a knowing eye, Kelli Deeth creates stories that are devastating, incisive portraits of dysfunction and desire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKelli Deeth\u003c\/b\u003e's first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Girl without Anyone\u003c\/i\u003e (HarperCollins Canada), was a \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e best book of 2001. She teaches writing at the University of Toronto.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kelli Deeth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48278277521659,"sku":"9781551525242","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781551525242.jpg?v=1772484695","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-other-side-of-youth-9781551525242","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}