{"product_id":"we-could-be-rats-9781668058152","title":"We Could Be Rats","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \"one-sitting-read\" (Laurie Frankel, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author) about two very different sisters, and a love letter to childhood, growing up, and the power of imagination--from the bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eInteresting Facts About Space\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSigrid hates working at the Dollar Pal but having always resisted the idea of growing up into the trappings of adulthood, she did not graduate high school, preferring to roam the streets of her small town with her best friend Greta, the only person in the world who ever understood her. Her older sister Margit is baffled and frustrated by Sigrid's inability to conform to the expectations of polite society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Sigrid's detachment veils a deeper turmoil and sensitivity. She's haunted by the pains of her past--from pretending her parents were swamp monsters when they shook the floorboards with their violent arguments to grappling with losing Greta's friendship to the opioid epidemic ravaging their town. As Margit sets out to understand Sigrid and the secrets she has hidden, both sisters, in their own time and way, discover that reigniting their shared childhood imagination is the only way forward. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A must read\" (Haley Jakobson, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editor's Choice author), \u003ci\u003eWe Could Be Rats \u003c\/i\u003eis an unforgettable story of two sisters finding their way back to each other, and a celebration of that transcendent, unshakable bond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmily Austin is the author of \u003ci\u003eWe Could Be Rats\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEveryone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInteresting Facts About Space\u003c\/i\u003e, and the poetry collection \u003ci\u003eGay Girl Prayers\u003c\/i\u003e. She was born in Ontario, Canada, and received two writing grants from the Canadian Council for the Arts. She studied English literature and library science at Western University. She currently lives in Ottawa, in the territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51649080590610,"sku":"9781668058152","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ce0e5182-815d-4359-a706-8900fc5c77a9.jpg?v=1759845375","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/we-could-be-rats-9781668058152","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}