{"product_id":"9781772142297","title":"The Tenants","description":"Winner of the 45th annual 3-Day Novel Contest \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e In the city of Vancouver, even dirt costs. In \u003ci\u003eThe Tenants\u003c\/i\u003e, three of its residents are struggling with their homes - whether that's grappling with real estate prices, simmering resentments, or an uneasy co-living arrangement with the local wildlife. \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\nScott and Dave are an odd couple. Scott is single-minded in his goal of buying a house, leading to too-long work hours and an oppressive budgeting system. Dave hides artisanal beard products in the trunk of his car and tries to prioritize his comfort in the rental he's happily lived in for years. For Maeve, their new \"neighbour\" in the tweed suit, her goals are much more simple: safety, shelter, and attempting to live peacefully with the local raccoons. \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\nFor all the things these folks lack - communication, shared goals, a home address - their differing motivations form an uneasy picture of the reality of living among a city that is inhospitable to many of its citizens. Stark, observational, darkly comic, and deeply human, \u003ci\u003eThe Tenants\u003c\/i\u003e is a view inside the homes of some of Vancouver's most vulnerable inhabitants as their lives intersect and diverge atop its shifting soil.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pat Dobie (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":43104717176899,"sku":"9781772142297","price":18.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0678\/3523\/2323\/files\/BNCImageAPI_6e43be44-7b04-462d-81b1-c5afd2886556.jpg?v=1775100660","url":"https:\/\/thebookshop613.ca\/products\/9781772142297","provider":"The Bookshop 613","version":"1.0","type":"link"}