{"title":"Taslim Burkowicz","description":"\u003cp\u003eTaslim Burkowicz crafts evocative stories that blend rich historical settings with compelling personal narratives. Her works, such as \u003cem\u003eRuby Red Skies\u003c\/em\u003e, transport readers to vivid past worlds where intricate characters navigate loyalty, love, and resilience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDelving into both historical and general fiction, Burkowicz explores themes of identity and transformation with elegant prose. Her stories invite reflection on human connections amid the broader sweep of history and change.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sugar-kids-by-taslim-burkowicz-9781773636757","title":"Sugar Kids","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBaby's a skater girl trying to get through high school like everyone else. Except she loves Victorian gothic fiction, experiences violent tremors, and gets visits from the ghost of her twin. Ravi never really died for her, not like her mum did last year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Baby gets kicked out of the house for not conforming with her Indo-Canadian family's gender expectations, everything changes. Her new, glamorous friend Delilah introduces her to all-night parties held in exclusive clubs, abandoned warehouses, and magical cornfields — the underground rave scene in 1990s Vancouver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut how will Baby fit into this new world?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJoin Baby on her wild search for belonging through the landscape of acid house, complete with extraordinary music, retro fashion, and copious substance use. Alongside eccentric DJs, misanthropic skaters, and denim-clad ghosts, Baby explores her sexual and cultural identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA coming-of-age tale, \u003cem\u003eSugar Kids\u003c\/em\u003e is an homage to the subcultures animating the nineties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46853302681836,"sku":"9781773636757","price":45.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/13325563482819.jpg?v=1759196023"},{"product_id":"ruby-red-skies-by-taslim-burkowicz-9781773635606","title":"Ruby Red Skies","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRuby Red Skies\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of Ruby, who was once a fiery, sexy, musical genius. However, her life took a turn into banality when she became pregnant as a teenager in the 90s. Now, as a middle-aged Indo-Canadian woman, Ruby feels unseen and unheard by her white husband and struggles to communicate with her mixed-race daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen she discovers her husband cheating, Ruby embarks on a quest to unearth exciting secrets from her past. To find what she needs, she drives straight into B.C.'s raging wildfires, accompanied only by the fantastical stories her mother used to tell about their ancient Moghul ancestry—a dancer named Rubina who lived in the concubine quarters of the great Red Fort.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is at once historical fiction and political romance, deftly navigating themes of mixed-race relationships, climate change, motherhood, body shame, death, and the passage of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471485321452,"sku":"9781773635606","price":45.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781773635606-ruby-red-skies.jpg?v=1775244932"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/taslim-burkowicz.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}