The Summer Between
Published on 4. June 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-0-88971-232-4 (ISBN)
Description
Like his attempts to swim over the dark water of the river that lies between him and the object of his affections, twelve-year-old Dougaldo Montmigny struggles against oppression, homophobia and racism to realise his love for Tomahawk Clark, a thirteen-year-old Metis boy, during a summer destined to become a painful lesson on love and desire.
Like sailors becalmed on idyllic ships, this story is a subtle revelation of the emotional turmoil that lies beneath a bewitchingly deceptive picture of perfection. The Summer Between is a metaphor for the struggles and rewards of living where origins, tempests and landscape inform our collective soul.
In the spirit of Roddy Doyle's Paddy Clark Ha Ha Ha and Edmund White's A Boy's Own Story, readers will be moved by the touching circumstances of this innocent narrative.
Like sailors becalmed on idyllic ships, this story is a subtle revelation of the emotional turmoil that lies beneath a bewitchingly deceptive picture of perfection. The Summer Between is a metaphor for the struggles and rewards of living where origins, tempests and landscape inform our collective soul.
In the spirit of Roddy Doyle's Paddy Clark Ha Ha Ha and Edmund White's A Boy's Own Story, readers will be moved by the touching circumstances of this innocent narrative.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
210 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-88971-232-4 (9780889712324)
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Andrew Binks is a graduate of UBC's Master of Fine Arts program in Creative Writing. His first novel, The Summer Between, was published in May 2009 by Nightwood Editions. His work hasï¿¿been featured in Joyland.ca and the second chapter from his as yet unpublished novel, The Catalytic Seduction of Brian White, was published in the Harvard Square Editions anthology, Voice From the Planet. His work has been featured in anthologies and literary publications such as Galleon, Fugue, Prism International, Harrington Gay Men's Literary Quarterly, Bent-magazine, Globe and Mail, Xtra and Xtra West among others. His poetry has appeared in Quill's "Lust" issue and Velvet Avalanche Anthology. Two of his plays received public workshops in Vancouver and Toronto in 2010 and he was one of the contributing writers to the Festival Players of Prince Edward County "Sounding Ground" audio plays.
www.andrewbinks
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