{"product_id":"at-last-count-9781988784953","title":"At Last Count","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA GLOBE AND MAIL BEST BOOK OF 2022\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAS FEATURED IN \u003ci\u003eTORONTO STAR\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZOOMER MAGAZINE\u003c\/i\u003e, AND ON \u003ci\u003eCBC'S ONTARIO MORNING\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eGLOBAL TV\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor readers who love Mark Haddon, Miriam Toews, and Sally Rooney\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaisley Ratchford is trying to keep it together, but in eight weeks, the Toronto apartment building she lives in will be demolished. A last-ditch effort to reclaim her abandoned childhood home on Amherst Island plunges Paisley into memories of growing up in the tight-knit community, and into the obsessive compulsive disorder that has only ever offered a semblance of control. Her compulsion to count in sets of eight had little effect on thwarting bullies, her father's bad luck, and her mother's mental illness--all of which return to haunt her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen help arrives in the form of Paisley's old classmate and tormentor Garnet Mulligan, her predicament only worsens. For a shot at a future, Paisley needs to stare down her past, including all the habits that have stopped her from thriving. \u003ci\u003eAt Last Count\u003c\/i\u003e is a wise and often laugh-out-loud funny tale that proves we don't always need to believe everything our brain tells us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDunn, Claire Ross:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaire Ross Dunn\u003c\/b\u003e is a Toronto-based TV writer who has worked on \u003ci\u003eDegrassi\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLittle Mosque on the Prairie\u003c\/i\u003e and has written several rom-com movies for streaming. Her in-laws lived on Amherst Island, Ontario, where the book is set, and she is still closely tied to its wonderful community.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Invisible Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50485405122834,"sku":"9781988784953","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b91eb702-5307-4b0b-8c7f-44c5358e0bcc.jpg?v=1730405396","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/at-last-count-9781988784953","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}