The Vicar Vortex
Published on 27. February 2024
304 pages
978-1-4597-4733-3 (ISBN)
Description
- The third farcical romp in a series about Tony Vicar, the failed rock star turned small-town curmudgeon who opens a bar
- Story has a humorous, self-deprecating tone perfect for readers of Terry Fallis and Will Ferguson
- First book in the series was praised by Booklist: "Ditrich presents a fresh, gonzo voice in his debut novel, a quirky tale of the down side of life and a promise of redemption"
- The Vancouver Sun review of book one: "Funny, silly, lighthearted, sentimental, snarky, and often hyperactive with comic energy"
- Author is the drummer and manager of the Canadian rock band Spirit of the West, best known for their 1990 song "Home for a Rest"
- Story is set on a fictional town on Vancouver Island, where the author lives
- The series has been optioned by TV/film production company Sugar Skull Films
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Vince R. Ditrich is the author of The Liquor Vicar and The Vicar's Knickers, as well as the drummer and manager of the band Spirit of the West. Vince lives on Vancouver Island, B.C.
Content
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Prologue / Aftermath
- Part I
- One / More or Less than Meets the Eye
- Two / Crash Course
- Three / Goat Story
- Four / The Geneva Convention
- Five / Black Hole and Tweed
- Six / Bottles, Cans, Mooses
- Seven / Oh Brother, Mother
- Eight / Secret Chimp
- Nine / Wise Balthazar
- Ten / Overheated
- Part II
- Eleven / Extra-Large Mediums
- Twelve / Turbo Bust
- Thirteen / Ray of Light
- Fourteen / Pound of Flesh
- Fifteen / Masters of Communication
- Sixteen / Vicarâ?Ts Interview
- Seventeen / Beanie Boy
- Eighteen / Women of the Cloth
- Nineteen / Quitters and Spies
- Part III
- Twenty / The Heads-Up
- Twenty-One / Camera Shy
- Twenty-Two / Farley Pulls a Farley
- Twenty-Three / Brave Hotchy-Coochie
- Twenty-Four / Special Delivery
- Twenty-Five / Here She Comes
- Twenty-Six / Extremely Improbable Giraffe
- Twenty-Seven / Serenaâ?Ts Ladder
- Twenty-Eight / A Fall from Gracelessness
- Twenty-Nine / A Quintet of Trios
- Thirty / Unknotted
- Thirty-One / Ashes of Defeat
- Thirty-Two / No Kill I
- Thirty-Three / Mountain of Love
- Acknowledgements
- About the Author
