Description
| Author/Contributor(s): | Richards, David Adams |
| Publisher: | McClelland & Stewart |
| Date: | 9/1/2009 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
David Adams Richards’ Governor General’s Award-winning novel is a powerful tale ofresignation and struggle, fierce loyalties and compassion. This book is the firstin Richards’ acclaimed Miramichi trilogy. Set in a small mill town in northern NewBrunswick, it draws us into the lives of a community of people who live there, including:Joe Walsh, isolated and strong in the face of a drinking problem; his wife, Rita,willing to believe the best about people; and their teenage daughter Adele, whosenature is rebellious and wise, and whose love for her father wars with her desirefor independence. Richards’ unforgettable characters are linked together in conflict,and in inarticulate love and understanding. Their plight as human beings is one weshare.
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