{"product_id":"island-kanata-classics","title":"Island (Kanata Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003eTrade Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of the inaugural Kanata Classics list, with a new introduction by Kate Beaton, \u003ci\u003eIsland\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of stories that captures the soul of the east coast and proves Alistair MacLeod is a master of the craft.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA book-besotted patriarch releases his only son from the obligations of the sea. A father provokes his young son to violence when he reluctantly sells the family horse. A passionate girl who grows up on a nearly deserted island turns into an ever-wistful woman when her one true love is felled by a logging accident. A dying young man listens to his grandmother play the old Gaelic songs on her ancient violin as they both fend off the inevitable. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe events that propel MacLeod's stories convince us of the importance of tradition, the beauty of the landscape, and the necessity of memory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alistair MacLeod","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45266906546229,"sku":null,"price":13.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0063\/1622\/8661\/files\/Screenshot2026-06-01at5.41.22PM.png?v=1780357346","url":"https:\/\/daisychainbook.co\/products\/island-kanata-classics","provider":"Daisy Chain Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}