Saints of Big Harbour
Saints of Big Harbour, Lynn Coady's second novel, begins with some of the funniest work ever produced by a Canadian novelist. The opening chapter is narrated by Guy Boucher, the novel's hapless teenage protagonist, and it reads as though someone has cleverly translated Adrian Mole into a tiny Nova Scotian town. Guy introduces his family: his impoverished mother, Marianne; his uncontrollable, alcoholic, and incredibly charismatic uncle, Isadore; and his meek, almost unnoticeable sister, Louise. We also meet Alison Mason, Isadore's (male) drinking companion and Guy's sometime English teacher. Despite the bleakness of his surroundings, Guy is a cheerful lad with only one goal in mind: to use Isadore's truck to attend dances in the nearby town of Big Harbour and thereby find a town girlfriend. And Guy does just this, briefly, spending one night dancing with the beautiful Corrine Fortune. Soon, however, Corrine won't speak to Guy, and not long after, all of the characters' lives fall into chaos. Isadore's drinking habit once again progresses into a rampage, the people of Big Harbour begin hearing rumours that Guy has done something unnamable to Corrine, and Alison Mason begins to drown in drink. Coady is a superb storyteller, and Saints of Big Harbour moves gracefully from perspective to perspective as it examines the lives of these luckless characters. The book is painfully depressing at times, but never gloomy--Coady's incredible comic gift keeps her story well paced. This is a very fine novel, far better than the ever-growing mob of small-town-Maritimes fiction. --Jack Illingworth Author(s): Lynn Coady. Binding Hardcover. Publisher(s): Doubleday Canada. Label: Doubleday Canada.
| Fabricant: | Doubleday Canada |
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