Summer Between A Novel by Andrew Binks
Brand: Nightwood Editions
Product Description
Like his attempts to swim over the dark water of the river that lies between him and the object of his affections twelveyearold Dougaldo Montmigny struggles against oppression homophobia and racism to realise his love for Tomahawk Clark a thirteenyearold Metis boy during a summer destined to become a painful lesson on love and desire.Like sailors becalmed on idyllic ships this story is a subtle revelation of the emotional turmoil that lies beneath a bewitchingly deceptive picture of perfection. The Summer Between is a metaphor for the struggles and rewards of living where origins tempests and landscape inform our collective soul.In the spirit of Roddy Doyles Paddy Clark Ha Ha Ha and Edmund Whites A Boys Own Story readers will be moved by the touching circumstances of this innocent narrative. show more
Condition : New
Author : Andrew Binks
Weight : 330
Publisher : Nightwood Editions
Language : English
EAN : 9780889712324
ISBN10 : 0889712328
Format : Paperback
Date of Publication : 20090521
Place of Publication : United States
Pagination : 201
Dimensions : 125 X 175 X 6.35mm