{"product_id":"ladder-to-heaven-9781998408276","title":"Ladder to Heaven","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou don't seem close to death. Why are you here?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A breeze brushed my skin, and I shivered. \"It's a long story.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eStory! Tell the story! \u003c\/em\u003eThe sea lions levered bulky bodies to front flippers and rocked from side to side.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 2045 an earthquake ravages the Pacific Coast of North America and the world shifts. Suddenly people and animals can understand each other, while the chaos of climate change combines with the destruction of the earthquake in terrifying ways. Inland, where she should be safe, Del Samara finds her life spiralling out of control. Struggling with addiction and with her ranch in ashes around her, Del decides her family would be better off without her. Leaving her daughters behind, she retreats to her father's fishing cabin with her dog, Manx. When she emerges three years later, she finds the world since the earthquake has become a very different place and she begins a dangerous journey to Vancouver Island to find her family and, perhaps, find peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWelch, Katie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eKatie Welch lives in Kamloops and on Cortes Island, BC. Her debut novel, \u003cem\u003eMad Honey, \u003c\/em\u003e was nominated for the 2023 OLA Evergreen Prize. She is a two-time alumnus of the Banff Centre and was a finalist for the 2023 CBC Short Story Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buckrider Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51648965280018,"sku":"9781998408276","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_25387f0a-4a32-4861-9902-56d383e195a9.jpg?v=1759840408","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ladder-to-heaven-9781998408276","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}