{"product_id":"9781771669351","title":"I Remember Lights","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first novel from award-winning poet Ben Ladouceur, \u003cem\u003eI Remember Lights\u003c\/em\u003e depicts a time when the world promised everything to everyone, however irresponsibly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn summer 1967, love is all you need…but some forms of love are criminal. As the spectacular Expo 67 celebrations take shape, a young man new to Montreal learns about gay life from cruising partners, one-night stands, live-in lovers, and friends. Once Expo begins, he finds romance with a charismatic visitor, but their time is limited. When the fireworks wither into smoke, so do their options.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA decade later, during the notorious 1977 police raid on a gay bar called Truxx, he comes to understand even more about the bitter choice, so often made by men like him, between happiness and safety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI Remember Lights \u003c\/em\u003eis a vital reminder of forgotten history and a visceral exploration of the details of queer life: tribulation and joy, exile and solidarity, cruelty and fortitude.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback | 260 pages | 5.25\" x 8.00\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ben Ladouceur (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47199738921192,"sku":"9781771669351x","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0386\/5896\/5549\/files\/BNCImageAPI_14be5351-a3b1-4104-a373-e6e2d9f78990.jpg?v=1743442420","url":"https:\/\/typebooks.live\/products\/9781771669351","provider":"TYPE Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}