{"product_id":"book-driv","title":"Crossings","description":" \u003cp\u003eVicky, a writer in Vancouver in the early 1960s doesn’t consider herself the type of woman who would end up in a bad relationship. Struggling to come to terms with herself, she navigates an emotionally abusive relationship with Mik, a violent logger and ex-con.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMik and Vicky’s physical, often violent affair offers an honest and unflinching look at relationships and female suffering. \u003ci\u003eCrossings\u003c\/i\u003e caused a furor when it was first published and was banned from some feminist bookstores. At the same time, it was widely acclaimed by critics and writers, including Jane Rule, who wrote: “This portrait of an artist as a young woman should stand beside Alice Munro’s \u003ci\u003eWho Do You Think You Are\u003c\/i\u003e and Margaret Laurence’s \u003ci\u003eThe Diviners\u003c\/i\u003e as a testimony of the courage and cost of being a woman and a writer.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOut of print for more than twenty years, this new edition of Crossings will introduce this Canadian classic — and remarkable writer — to a new generation of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBespeak Audio Editions brings Canadian voices to the world with audiobook editions of some of the country’s greatest works of literature, performed by Canadian actors.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ECW Press Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49376796967216,"sku":"BDdriv","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/92962-driv-Square.jpg?v=1734893623","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-driv","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}