{"product_id":"9781443468640","title":"Wild Hope","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA CBC Books and \u003cem\u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Governor General’s Award–­winning author of \u003cem\u003eFive Wives\u003c\/em\u003e, a thrilling contemporary novel about how the past never lets us go \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsla 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReg 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeamlessly 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joan Thomas (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Rough front","offer_id":46546547867946,"sku":"9781443468640","price":25.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0112\/1065\/3760\/files\/BNCImageAPI_4bbf84ca-4ddb-4713-ab68-910a6a1c7e2a.jpg?v=1695192077","url":"https:\/\/onceuponabookstore.ca\/products\/9781443468640","provider":"Once Upon a Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}