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The Most Heartless Town in Canada
Engelsk
Bogcover for The Most Heartless Town in Canada af Elaine McCluskey, 9781772140354
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
288
ISBN-13:
9781772140354
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
177214035X
Udg. Dato:
20 apr 2016
Størrelse i cm:
Oplagsdato:
20 apr 2016
Forfatter(e):

The Most Heartless Town in Canada

Engelsk
Paperback 2016
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Myrtle is not one of those communities with a town historian or a roster of famous residents. Myrtle does, however, have a poultry plant, and looming above the plant are the eagles, massive birds that roost in trees and feast on entrails left by workers, creatures synonymous with power, freedom and might. The story starts with a newspaper photo taken in an obscure Nova Scotia town after the murder of eight bald eagles. The bizarre photo wins a contest and, over time, the unidentified girl in the foreground becomes, like Diane Arbus''s Child with Toy Hand Grenade in Central Park, infamous. Rita Van Loon decides, after seven painful years, to explain herself and the events surrounding the murders. The Most Heartless Town in Canada looks at media agendas, amateur sport, family dynamics, and the divide between rural and urban Canada. Selected Praise: "... McCluskey''s cast of characters ''and it is quite large'' is anything but ordinary, especially when it comes to Pammy Pottie, Rita''s well-meaning but luckless swim coach, and her motley crew of swimmers. Myrtle is full of oddballs, which is lucky for us, because that, more than anything else, is what gives this novel its quirky charm." (Quill and Quire) "The Most Heartless Town in Canada is explicitly about bearing false witness to a place and what that does to the people there. (It?s also extremely funny.) ..." (The Globe and Mail) "McCluskey''s complex small town terrific" (Winnipeg Free Press)
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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
288
ISBN-13:
9781772140354
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
177214035X
Udg. Dato:
20 apr 2016
Størrelse i cm:
Oplagsdato:
20 apr 2016
Forfatter(e):
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