{"product_id":"9780771049279","title":"Victoria Sees It","description":"\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the 2022 BC and Yukon Book Prizes \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA queer psychological thriller from a beguiling, fresh new voice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVictoria is unraveling. Her best friend is missing, and she's the only one who seems to care: there are clues all over Cambridge, but Deb is nowhere to be found--and the harder Victoria looks, the less she sees.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVictoria is raised in a crumbling house in England by her working-class aunt and uncle, until her academic brilliance gains her entrance to Cambridge. There, she meets her first true friend, Deb, a spacey aristocrat, and the girls create their own tiny bubble within Cambridge's strict class system. Until Deb disappears.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her search for her friend, Victoria finds an unlikely ally--a police officer named Julie. They travel the countryside, visiting sites of suicides, murders, and accidents. But eventually, Julie's emotional demands overwhelm Victoria, and she retreats into a lonely life of academia, always teetering on the edge of emotional collapse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWandering through a miasma of sexism, isolation, physical and mental health issues, Victoria's story is haunted by the spectre of her mother, whose own assault and subsequent pregnancy represent a break in her contract with the world.","brand":"Carrie Jenkins (CA)","offers":[{"title":"McClelland \u0026amp; Stewart |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2021-04-13","offer_id":44151446307071,"sku":"9780771049279","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_57c0ce07-1fd4-4d27-95d9-4bc85c8295a1.jpg?v=1732304547","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780771049279","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}