{"product_id":"9781773856193","title":"Rag Pickers (Brave \u0026 Brilliant)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA sinister note sewn in the lining of a vintage jacket from a second-hand store compels a young woman to make changes in her life. A brother discovers his dying twin has been burying jars of coins in an attempt to create mystery in a neighbourhood. On his 43rd birthday, a man realizes that the critical events of his life occur in years when his age is a prime number. A woman reconfigures her stick figure on the back window of the family minivan in an act of defiance and reinvention. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRag Pickers is a collection of eighteen short stories that challenge the essential loneliness of the human condition. Blaine Newton writes with wry humour, deep observation, and an off-kilter perspective, bringing his skill as a playwright to crackling dialogue and polished prose. Well-crafted, heartbreaking, and really, really funny, this is a book for anyone who has ever felt alone.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Calgary Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42660883038283,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":1069.24,"currency_code":"THB","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0641\/0023\/7387\/files\/9781773856193-1.jpg?v=1783471857","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.co.th\/products\/9781773856193","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Thailand","version":"1.0","type":"link"}