{"product_id":"things-are-good-now","title":"Things Are Good Now","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSet in East Africa, the Middle East, Canada, and the U.S.,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003ci\u003eThings Are Good Now\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e examines the weight of the migrant experience on the human psyche. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Djamila Ibrahim’s powerful story collection, women, men, and children who’ve crossed continents in search of a better life find themselves struggling with the chaos of displacement and the religious and cultural clashes they face in their new homes. A maid who travelled to the Middle East lured by the prospect of a well-paying job is trapped in the Syrian war. A female ex-freedom fighter immigrates to Canada only to be relegated to cleaning public washrooms and hospital sheets. A disillusioned civil servant struggles to come to grips with his lover’s imminent departure. A young Muslim Canadian woman who’d married her way to California realizes she’s made a mistake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThings Are Good Now\u003c\/i\u003e is about remorse and the power of memory, and about the hardships of a post-9\/11 reality that labels many as suspicious or dangerous because of their names or skin colour alone. Most importantly, it’s about the compromises we make to belong.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Couverture souple","offer_id":46209375273170,"sku":"9781487001889","price":19.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Livre numérique Kobo","offer_id":46209375305938,"sku":"102f077d-6018-3858-90e0-271b9015ee79","price":13.59,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_b4297e56-3763-49f6-ac65-99d425c9d9fa.jpg?v=1763514808","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/fr\/products\/things-are-good-now","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}