{"product_id":"other-evolutions-9781770417267","title":"Other Evolutions","description":"\u003cb\u003eWith sharp human insight and unflinching prose, \u003ci\u003eOther Evolutions\u003c\/i\u003e is a dark, speculative debut with diverse characters and searing insight, perfect for readers of Iain Reid and Emily St. John Mandel.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlma Alt, the sheltered youngest daughter of an interfaith, interracial Jewish-Mexican couple, rarely ventures far from her home on a wealthy tree-lined street in Ottawa, where nothing ever happens. The one time she did, striking out to visit her older sister, Marnie, in Montreal, things ended in disaster as she found out that beautiful, blonde Marnie had been lying about their family's background, trying to pass herself off as white. The unintended fallout from that betrayal leads to a devastating accident, one that claims Alma's arm and someone's life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlma is now stuck in a holding pattern, unable to move past the grief, trauma, and injury she suffered that night, all while the bonds that hold her family together crumble, the guilt and resentment between the sisters simmering beneath the surface. But Alma's life is turned upside down by an encounter just steps from home with an impossible person, the boy she watched die. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith keen human insight and stark and honest prose, \u003ci\u003eOther Evolutions\u003c\/i\u003e is a literary debut with a dark, speculative twist that reveals the uncanny in the mundane, seeing us through the worst parts of our lives toward the weird and wonderful things right in our own backyard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebecca Hirsch Garcia\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Ottawa, ON. An O. Henry Award-winning author, she has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThreepenny Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePRISM international\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. Her debut collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Girl Who Cried Diamonds \u0026amp; Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e (2023), was the runner-up for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award and shortlisted for an Ottawa Book Award. \u003ci\u003eOther Evolutions\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"ECW Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51635503595794,"sku":"9781770417267","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ca28d5e0-7412-4566-8e75-68c0786420d7.jpg?v=1759239732","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/other-evolutions-9781770417267","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}