{"title":"Books by Cherie Dimaline","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781474621601","title":"Empire of Wild","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the most anticipated books of the summer for \u003ci\u003eTime, Harper's Bazaar, Bustle\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Deftly written, gripping and informative. \u003ci\u003eEmpire of Wild\u003c\/i\u003e is a rip-roaring read!' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Atwood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eEmpire of Wild\u003c\/i\u003e is doing everything I love in a contemporary novel and more. It is tough, funny, beautiful, honest and propulsive' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTommy Orange, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere There\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Dimaline turns an old story into something newly haunting and resonant' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An utterly compelling blend of propulsive narrative, starkly beautiful writing and passionate, near dysfunctional love'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBroken-hearted Joan has been searching for her husband, Victor, for almost a year - ever since he went missing on the night they had their first serious argument. One hung-over morning in a Walmart parking lot in a little town near Georgian Bay, she is drawn to a revival tent where the local Métis have been flocking to hear a charismatic preacher. By the time she staggers into the tent the service is over, but as she is about to leave, she hears an unmistakable voice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe turns, and there is Victor. Only he insists he is not Victor, but the Reverend Eugene Wolff, on a mission to bring his people to Jesus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith only two allies - her Johnny-Cash-loving, 12-year-old nephew Zeus, and Ajean, a foul-mouthed euchre shark with deep knowledge of the old Métis ways - Joan sets out to remind the Reverend Wolff of who he really is. If he really is Victor, his life and the life of everyone she loves, depends upon her success.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56301538214261,"sku":"9781474621601","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781474621601_4ac0803d-4783-4020-a7e9-eab91d782313.jpg?v=1786021031"},{"product_id":"9781772126822","title":"An Anthology of Monsters","description":"\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56304066560373,"sku":"9781772126822","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781772126822_627dffac-bd41-4128-bc4a-95b166b25cb9.jpg?v=1786024799"},{"product_id":"9781914344077","title":"Hunting by Stars","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe thrilling follow-up to the bestselling, award-winning novel \u003ci\u003eThe Marrow Thieves\u003c\/i\u003e, about a dystopian world where the Indigenous people of North America are being hunted for their bone marrow and ability to dream.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYears ago, when plague and natural disasters killed millions of people, much of the world stopped dreaming. Without dreams, people are haunted, sick, mad, unable to rebuild. The government soon finds that the Indigenous people of North America have retained their dreams, an ability rumored to be housed in the very marrow of their bones. Soon, residential schools pop up and are re-opened across the landscape to bring in the dreamers and harvest their dreams.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeventeen-year-old French lost his family to the schools and has spent the years since heading into the north with his new \"found family\"-a group of other dreamers, who like him, are trying to build and thrive as a community. But then French wakes up in a pitch-black room, locked in and alone for the first time in years, and he knows immediately where he is-and what it will take to get out.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, out in the world, his found family searches for him and dodges new dangers-school Recruiters, a blood cult, even the land itself. When their paths finally collide, French must decide how far he is willing to go-and how many loved ones is he willing to betray-in order to survive. This engrossing, action-packed, deftly-drawn novel expands on the world of Cherie Dimaline's award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Marrow Thieves\u003c\/i\u003e, and it will haunt readers long after they've turned the final page.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56309212414325,"sku":"9781914344077","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781914344077_77523afa-4073-4b70-9413-8e4d75141532.jpg?v=1786030802"},{"product_id":"marrow-thieves","title":"The Marrow Thieves","description":"\u003cp\u003eHumanity has nearly destroyed its world through global warming, but now an even greater evil lurks. The indigenous people of North America are being hunted and harvested for their bone marrow, which carries the key to recovering something the rest of the population has lost: the ability to dream. In this dark world, Frenchie and his companions struggle to survive as they make their way up north to the old lands. For now, survival means staying hidden-but what they don't know is that one of them holds the secret to defeating the marrow thieves. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Miigwans is a true hero; in him Dimaline creates a character of tremendous emotional depth and tenderness, connecting readers with the complexity and compassion of Indigenous people. A dystopian world that is all too real and that has much to say about our own.\" \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57492321075573,"sku":"9781913090012","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781913090012.jpg?v=1786529156"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-cherie-dimaline.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}