Crying for the Moon: A Novel - Couverture rigide

Walsh, Mary

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1443410365 ISBN 13 : 9781443410366

Editeur : HarperCollins Publishers, 2017

Synopsis

“A page-turner with an indelible heroine.” —Ann-Marie MacDonald

Canadian actor, comedian and social activist Mary Walsh explodes onto the literary scene with this unforgettable story of a young woman coming of age in late 1960s Newfoundland

Raised on tough love in St. John’s, Maureen is the second-youngest daughter of a bitter and angry mother and a beaten-down father who tells the best stories (but only when he’s drunk). If life at home is difficult, then school is torture, with the nuns watching every move she makes. But Maureen wants a bigger life. She wants to go to sexy, exciting Montreal and be part of Expo 67, even if it means faking her way into the school choir.

Finally achieving her goal of reaching Montreal, Maureen escapes the vigilant eye of Sister Imobilis and sneaks away, and over the course of a few hours, one humiliating encounter with a young Leonard Cohen and a series of breathtakingly bad decisions change the course of her life forever.

A riotous and heart-rending journey from St. John’s to Montreal and back, Mary Walsh’s dazzling debut novel is darkly hilarious but also paints a very real portrait of the challenges of being young and female and poor in 1960s Newfoundland. Crying for the Moon explores the many ways in which one day can reverberate through a lifetime.

 

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

MARY WALSH was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland. She studied acting at Ryerson University and is the creator of the CBC’s This Hour Has 22 Minutes, which has won numerous Gemini, Canadian Comedy and Canadian Screen Awards. She is a versatile actor and has appeared in both dramas and comedies, including the Gemini Award–winning Hatching, Matching and Dispatching, which she wrote and starred in. Recently, Walsh has starred in Sensitive Skin, Rookie Blue and Slasher. She currently has several feature films in development, and in 2017 the cast of Hatching, Matching and Dispatching will be reunited for a CBC feature called “Christmas Fury,” of which Walsh is the writer, producer and star. She is a Member of the Order of Canada and has received a Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement.

 

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

In this brilliantly funny and poignant debut, Canadian actor, comedian and social activist Mary Walsh tells the unforgettable story of a young woman coming of age in 1960s Newfoundland.

Raised on tough love in St. John’s, Maureen is the second-youngest daughter of a bitter and angry mother and a father who tells the best stories (but only when he’s drunk). If life at home is difficult, school is torture, with the nuns watching every move Maureen makes. Feeling trapped in St. John’s, Maureen dreams of what her life could be like in Montreal. She’s determined to get there, even if it means faking her way into the school choir.

On a trip to sing at Expo 67, Maureen and her best friend manage to escape the vigilant eye of Sister Imobilis. Basking in the glow of the brash and fiery metropolis, Maureen tries to create a new life for herself. However, this new life takes a darker turn, and will follow her back home to Newfoundland and play out in dangerous ways.

A riotous and heart-rending journey from St. John’s to Montreal and back, Mary Walsh’s novel explores the many ways in which one day can reverberate through a lifetime.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: HarperCollins Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1443410365
• ISBN 13: 9781443410366
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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