{"product_id":"crossings-paperback-1","title":"Crossings - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBetty Lambert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrossings\u003c\/i\u003e was Betty Lambert's only novel; published by Pulp Press in 1979, it was revolutionary for its frank and unsettling portrayal of Vicky, a female writer in Vancouver in the early 1960s, an educated and intelligent woman who struggles to come to terms with herself as she navigates an emotionally abusive relationship with Mik, a violent logger and ex-con. Their physical, often violent affair offers an honest and unflinching look at relationships and female suffering. The book caused a furor when it was first published, and in fact was banned from some feminist Canadian 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\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOut of print for more than twenty years, this new edition of \u003ci\u003eCrossings\u003c\/i\u003e will introduce this Canadian classic―and remarkable writer―to a new generation of readers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncludes an introduction by novelist Claudia Casper (\u003ci\u003eThe Reconstruction\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Continuation of Love by Other Means\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetty Lambert: Betty Lambert (1933-83) was a playwright and novelist; she graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1957, and joined the English faculty at Simon Fraser University in 1965, where she eventually became professor. She was best known for her prodigious output of plays for stage and television. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 295\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 17, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771635106080,"sku":"9781551524276","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/170931d0db7680aa9a36a72fc3d19a7b.webp?v=1780390058","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/crossings-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}