{"product_id":"catch-you-on-the-flipside-paperback-1","title":"Catch You on the Flipside - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLee Kvern\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If gambling intrigue, bear attacks, and political kleptocracy are at all your pet subjects, this may be the book you've been waiting for.\" -- Jean Marc Ah-Sen, author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Beggarly Style of Imitation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In 1983, Elle is a blackjack dealer at an Alberta casino. At the same time, Amado is a baggage handler in Manila. When Amado witnesses the assassination of a prominent political figure in Manila, he flees to Canada and ends up in the same casino as Elle, disgruntled Hollander, Erik, and card counter and stalker, regrettable Calvin. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Over the next thirty years, the characters remain intimately connected as their stories and histories intersect. Told from alternating points of view, this puzzle-in-progress brings each character's pieces together that make up a whole picture that examines how everything from political espionage to intimate partner violence affects not only its direct participants but also its bystanders and witnesses. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLee Kvern\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning author of short stories and novels. Her stories in \u003ci\u003e7 Ways To Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e have won the CBC Literary Award, Western Magazine Award, Hazel Hilles Memorial Short Fiction Prize, and the Howard 'O' Hagan Award. \u003ci\u003eAfterall\u003c\/i\u003e was selected for Canada Reads (Regional) and nominated for the Alberta Book Awards. \u003ci\u003eThe Matter of Sylvie\u003c\/i\u003e was nominated for the Alberta Book Awards and the Ottawa Relit Award and Alberta Magazine Awards. Her work has been produced for CBC Radio, and published in \u003ci\u003eFunicular, Grain, Event, Descant, Air Canada enRoute, Tishman Review, Globe\u0026amp;Mail, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003esubTerrain\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8.98 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47265232060665,"sku":"9781773371320","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/kZnXhpYmTV9781773371320_2d6db09d-09bb-4706-9eb9-7a7354699d87.webp?v=1768839348","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/catch-you-on-the-flipside-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}