Saints of Big Harbour - by Lynn Coady (Paperback)

Name: Saints of Big Harbour - by Lynn Coady (Paperback)
Brand: Harper Perennial
SKU: 85124495
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"A true grit coming-of-age novel" (Seattle Post-Intelligencer), Saints of Big Harbour is a funny, brutal, and vivid story about small-town life and the inescapable power of gossip.
Author(s): Lynn Coady
328 Pages
Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary

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About the Book

A true grit coming-of-age novel (Seattle Post-Intelligencer), Saints of Big Harbour is a funny, brutal, and vivid story about small-town life and the inescapable power of gossip. Lynn Coady gives us the unforgettable Guy Boucher, a fatherless teenager and recluse, who finds himself at the center of an ugly rumor. Several versions of truth emerge and collide through Guy's eyes and the stories of those who surround him -- his overbearing uncle, a girl idealized by her town, a quietly wise young woman wrestling with demons of her own, his draft-dodger English teacher, and a pair of golden boys trapped in emotional adolescence as well as Big Harbour itself.

Book Synopsis

"A true grit coming-of-age novel" (Seattle Post-Intelligencer), Saints of Big Harbour is a funny, brutal, and vivid story about small-town life and the inescapable power of gossip. Lynn Coady gives us the unforgettable Guy Boucher, a fatherless teenager and recluse, who finds himself at the center of an ugly rumor. Several versions of truth emerge and collide through Guy's eyes and the stories of those who surround him -- his overbearing uncle, a girl idealized by her town, a quietly wise young woman wrestling with demons of her own, his draft-dodger English teacher, and a pair of golden boys trapped in emotional adolescence as well as Big Harbour itself.

Review Quotes

"A wise tale . . . Coady has crafted a detailed, intimate and often bleak look at life in a remote and insular corner of Cape Breton, N.S." --Debby Waldman People Magazine

Dimensions (Overall): 8.3 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)

Weight: .9 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 328

Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres

Sub-Genre: Literary

Publisher: Harper Perennial

Format: Paperback

Author: Lynn Coady

Language: English

Street Date: November 12, 2003

TCIN: 85124495

UPC: 9780618380459

Item Number (DPCI): 247-54-6589

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 1 inches length x 5.4 inches width x 8.3 inches height

Estimated ship weight: 0.9 pounds

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