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Book summaryIn 1966, the mill that provides employment for many of the citizens of Attawan, Ontario, is burned to the ground. The Walker family is the focus of this novel, which describes what happens before this cataclysmic event, and after. Media reviews"[A] finely wrought first novel....From a writer to be watched: a sobering reminder of the costs of change." |
The Island Walkersby Bemrose, JohnFirst Edition
Book description: New York, New York, U.S.A.: Metropolitan Books, 2004. Softcover, 451 pages in fine condition. Advance Reader's Copy, uncorrected proof. Across a bend of Ontario's Attawan River lies the Island, a small, working class neighborhood of white-washed homes and vine freighted fences, balck willows and decaying sheds. Here for generations, the Walkers have lived among the other mill workers. Superbly crafted and deeply moving, this remarkable debut follows the Walkers to the very bottom of their night, only to confirm, in the end, life's ultimate hopefulness. A love letter to a place, a gripping family saga. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC).
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