{"product_id":"9781552454565","title":"The Incident Report","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a Toronto library, home to the mad and the marginalized, notes appear, written by someone who believes he is Rigoletto, the hunchbacked jester from Verdi's opera. Convinced that the young librarian, Miriam, is his daughter, he promises to protect her from grief. Little does he know how much loss she has already experienced; or does he? \u003cem\u003eThe Incident Report\u003c\/em\u003e, both mystery and love story, daringly explores the fragility of our individual identities. Strikingly original in its structure, comprised of 140 highly distilled, lyric \"reports,\" the novel depicts the tensions between private and public storytelling, the subtle dynamics of a socially exposed workplace. \u003cem\u003eThe Incident Report\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel of \"gestures,\" one that invites the reader to be astonished by the circumstances its characters confront. Reports on bizarre public behaviour intertwine with reports on the private life of the novel's narrator. Shifting constantly between harmony and dissonance, elegant in its restraint and excitingly contemporary, \u003cem\u003eThe Incident Report\u003c\/em\u003e takes the pulse of our fragmented urban existence with detachment and wit, while a quiet tragedy unfolds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Martha Baillie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43054094188611,"sku":"9781552454565","price":23.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0678\/3523\/2323\/files\/BNCImageAPI_1b96e2f3-95ba-4e9e-9646-440ada026cd2.jpg?v=1774048603","url":"https:\/\/thebookshop613.ca\/products\/9781552454565","provider":"The Bookshop 613","version":"1.0","type":"link"}