{"product_id":"9780679310730","title":"Going Down Swinging","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eLivingston, Billie\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVintage Canada\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11\/10\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eA remarkable debut novel and bittersweet tale of the unflinching love and devotion  between a mother and daughter. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRazor sharp and darkly funny, \u003ci\u003eGoing Down Swinging\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles  two years in the life of the Hoffmans. Eilleen Hoffman has just told Danny, her con-artist  lover and father of her youngest daughter Grace, to get out—for good. Once a teacher,  Eilleen lived a middle-class life, but her taste in men coupled with a predilection  for pills and booze has brought her down. Desperate to prevent her family from sinking  deeper into poverty, Eilleen reluctantly goes on welfare.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Eventually she turns to  the only friends she has left, hustlers and hookers, to learn how a woman makes fast  money, no investment necessary. With Eilleen on welfare and her older daughter Charlotte  a teenaged runaway, child welfare authorities descend on the Hoffmans. As Eilleen  trails through several attempts at drying out, the well-intentioned Children's Protection  Society finally intervenes to apprehend Grace. With the threat of prolonged separation  now a stark reality, Eilleen and Grace must rally to confront their demons with grit,  determination and humour. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnblinkingly observed and brilliantly written, \u003ci\u003eGoing Down  Swinging\u003c\/i\u003e is about the powerful bond between mother and child. And with her skilful  narrative interplay, Billie Livingston illustrates poignantly how the truth of our  stories lies not so much in the black and white, as it does in the grey.","brand":"Vintage Canada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44214986998015,"sku":"9780679310730","price":19.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780679310730_s600x595.jpg?v=1782150821","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780679310730","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}