The Second Life of Samuel Tyne

The Second Life of Samuel Tyne

by EsiEdugyan (Author)

Synopsis

After the death of Uncle Jacob, the man who oversaw his education and passage to Canada from Ghana as a penance for having betrayed his father, Samuel inherits his crumbling house. In a moment of triumph, Samuel quits his desperately boring civil service job, and convinces his grudging family to take up residence there. His wife and his odd silent twins reluctantly agree and begin to resurrect the house from the weeds, mould and decay. The deep rot is not only in the house. Their new town also has some very dubious characters. But the real strangeness, if not madness, resides in his very family - most particularly with the twins.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
Published: 20 Jan 2005

ISBN 10: 1844081060
ISBN 13: 9781844081066

Media Reviews
'Esi Edugyan's engagement with universal themes of human disappointment packs a powerful emotional punch... Fine writing, subtle characterisation and a convincing portrayal of place and period mark out this engaging first work, reminiscent of early VS Naipaul' Guardian 'Terse, compelling prose... a powerful and melancholic story of one man's unfulfilled life' TLS 'A formidable talent-the narrative is crisp, exacting and expertly wrought' Big Issue
Author Bio
Esi Edugyan's work has appeared in Best New American Voices, an anthology edited by Joyce Carol Oates. She has degrees in writing from Victoria University and Johns Hopkins. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia.