Acadian Shorelines - by Patrick D'Entremont (Paperback)

About the Book

As a teenager, Tommy Breau spent his days with his strict but loving family, playing sports and getting up to no good with his friends. Tommy reflects upon his upbringing in an Acadian fishing village as the best years of his life.

Book Synopsis

Acadian Shorelines relays the hijinks and heartaches of teenager Tommy Breau growing up in the late 1960s in a small Acadian fishing village in Nova Scotia, where American radio broadcasts of pop music, world news, and baseball come in more clearly than the Habs games from Montreal. Hilarious and heart-breaking in equal measure and featuring a rich cast of smart but clueless friends, wished-for girlfriends, and a loving if strict family, Acadian Shorelines has the adult Tommy looking back and wondering whether the French Catholic upbringing he was so eager to escape may have been the best years of his life.

Review Quotes

"A delightful novel, bittersweet, comical, and immersive, where calamities-small and large-occur to beloved characters in a distinctly Canadian community. Narrated with equal parts wry humour and a compassion for the younger self that only comes with hindsight, this is a book you'll want to share."

- Nicola Davison, author of Decoding Dot Grey

"Acadian Shorelines is a funny, tender-hearted tale. A thoroughly charming debut."

- Jane Doucet, author of Fishnets & Fantasies