The Saints Of Big Harbour
Published on 3. July 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
432 pages
978-0-09-944205-9 (ISBN)
Description
Guy Boucher, a fatherless teenager oppressed by the boredom and poverty of rural Nova Scotia, is dominated by his monstrous uncle, Isadore - alcoholic, capriciously violent and preternaturally vital. Isadore, who is permitted to board with Guy and his mother in exchange for the use of his red pick-up truck, is determined to make a man of Guy by forcing him to drink and play hockey.
Guy dreams that access to the truck will be enough to attract a girlfriend from nearby Big Harbour. But when an awkward courtship turns sour, Guy touches off a sluggish tumult of violence fuelled by malice, booze and suffocating ennui.
Guy dreams that access to the truck will be enough to attract a girlfriend from nearby Big Harbour. But when an awkward courtship turns sour, Guy touches off a sluggish tumult of violence fuelled by malice, booze and suffocating ennui.
Reviews / Votes
Sharply written, intelligently layered... It's themes are all dealt with in impressive detail * Guardian * A brilliant new voice in Canadian literature -- David Adams Richards Rich and vibrant... Brilliantly written... In Isadore, Coady has created a memorable character. She is a rare talent * Ireland on Sunday * Coady's achievement here in depicting small-town rumour as an almost elemental force is matched by the complexities of her character-making and by a rare restraint and control * Time Out *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Vintage Publishing
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
290 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-09-944205-9 (9780099442059)
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Lynn Coady
The Saints Of Big Harbour
E-Book
10/2011
1st Edition
Vintage Digital
€8.99
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Lynn Coady was nominated for the 1998 Governor General's Award for her first novel, Strange Heaven. A collection of short fiction, Play the Monster Blind, won the Canadian Authors Association's Jubliee Award. She received the Canadian Authors Association/Air Canada Award for the best writer under thirty and the Dartmouth Book and Writing Award for fiction. She lives in Vancouver.