{"product_id":"welcome-to-the-neighbourhood-stories-9781487013196","title":"Welcome to the Neighbourhood: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn Clea Young's arresting sophomore collection of stories, friendships fail, families stumble, and neighbours know each other's business\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistinctly rooted in the Pacific Northwest, Young's characters make their marks and take their missteps on the beaches, in the mountains and neighbourhoods in and around Vancouver, BC. A couple spontaneously invite their new neighbours to dinner and the night takes a menacing turn. A widow seeks solace and revenge on the mountain bike trails behind her home. And an overwhelmed single mother moves into a housing cooperative the same summer two teenage boys are on the run, wanted for murder.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe women in these stories crave connection but often get in their own way of achieving it. They are stubborn, jealous, and stuck. They are misunderstood--and misunderstand--and lonely. They are also perceptive and empathetic. In prose that sparks and spits, by turns poetic and plain, Young writes assuredly of loneliness and connection, love and loss, fear and fortitude, and perhaps most evocatively of the labyrinthine inner lives of women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eYoung, Clea:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCLEA YOUNG\u003c\/strong\u003e's stories have been included in numerous literary journals, three volumes of \u003cem\u003eThe Journey Prize Stories\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBest Canadian Stories 2025\u003c\/em\u003e. She has twice been longlisted for the CBC Short Story Prize. Her debut story collection, \u003cem\u003eTeardown\u003c\/em\u003e, was published by Freehand Books. Young grew up in up in Victoria, BC, and completed an MFA at the University of British Columbia. She lives in Squamish, BC.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Astoria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51276684296466,"sku":"9781487013196","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_78e8c661-91ab-4a8e-bad2-d514df997317.jpg?v=1747135345","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/welcome-to-the-neighbourhood-stories-9781487013196","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}