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The Saints of Big Harbour

The Saints of Big Harbour

by Lynn Coady (Author)

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    Paperback 2003

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Synopsis

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.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 432
 Edition: New e.
 Publisher: Vintage
Published: 03 Jul 2003
ISBN 10: 0099442051
ISBN 13: 9780099442059
Book Overview: 'Coady not only understands the passions of small-town life; she feels the comedy too' - Observer

Media Reviews
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 *
Author Bio
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.