{"id":7035,"date":"2020-12-30T11:59:48","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T18:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=7035"},"modified":"2020-12-30T15:39:41","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T22:39:41","slug":"book-blurb-a-heart-to-survive-first-novel-in-the-collingwood-series-by-george-fillis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=7035","title":{"rendered":"Book blurb: A Heart To Survive: First Novel in the Collingwood Series by George Fillis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7036\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?attachment_id=7036\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/a-heart-to-survive-1.jpg?fit=312%2C475&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"312,475\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"a-heart-to-survive-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/a-heart-to-survive-1.jpg?fit=312%2C475&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/a-heart-to-survive-1.jpg?resize=212%2C323&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7036\" width=\"212\" height=\"323\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A gripping tale of hardships, resilience, and passion, A Heart To Survive not only explores the depth of human passions but drives home the bitter realities of racism in 1950s Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It tells the story of fourteen-year-old Tao Wen Shun, the upstanding son of an educated Chinese family, forced to leave his home country for Canada to escape the terrors of Mao\u2019s regime. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a foreigner in a country whose people, language, and culture he doesn\u2019t know or understand, Wen Shun must decide how he will navigate the treacherous waters of this new land\u2019s racial disparities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A superb piece of storytelling, A Heart To Survive takes readers on an epic journey into the historical past of two nations divided by culture and continents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A Heart To Survive<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">First Novel in the Collingwood Series<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By George Fillis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Heart-Survive-First-Novel-Collingwood\/dp\/1735937207\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pub date November 20, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ASIN B08NFQ674Z<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Price $4.99 (USD) Kindle edition, $14.99 Paperback<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A gripping tale of hardships, resilience, and passion, A Heart To Survive not only explores the depth of human passions but drives home the bitter realities of racism in 1950s Canada. 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