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Purdy, Al

 
9780771072185: A Splinter in the Heart
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ISBN 10: 077107218X ISBN 13: 9780771072185
Editorial: McClelland & Stewart Inc., 1991

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Book by Al Purdy

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<b>Al Purdy</b> was born in 1918, in Wooler, Ontario. He wrote his first poem at the age of thirteen and published his first collection of poetry, <i>The Enchanted Echo</i>, in 1944. In a writing career that spanned over fifty years, he published over thirty books of poetry; a novel; two volumes of memoirs, most recently <i>Reaching for the Beaufort Sea</i>; and four books of correspondence, including <i>Margaret Laurence </i>–<i> Al Purdy: A Friendship in Letters</i>. His final collection of poetry, <i>Beyond Remembering: The Collected Poems of Al Purdy</i>, will be released posthumously in the fall of 2000. Purdy also wrote radio and television plays for the CBC, served as writer-in-residence at a number of Canadian universities, and edited several anthologies of poetry.<br><br>

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17;s only novel, <i>A Splinter in the Heart</i>, is an unforgettable coming-of-age story that unfolds against the real-life tragedy of what came to be known as the Trenton Disaster. Set in 1918, it tells the story of sixteen-year-old Patrick Cameron and the events that will change him – and the Ontario town in which he lives – forever. Over the course of one summer and fall, Patrick finds love with a girl whose betrayal he cannot foresee, confronts the death of his beloved grandfather, and comes to terms with a neighbourhood rival. All the while, his hometown of Trenton lives precariously in the shadow of a dynamite factory, a sinister reminder of the Great War, which brought such prosperity to the town. Vivid with character and event, and evocative of time and place, <i>A Splinter in the Heart</i> is a moving portrait of a young man’s journey into adulthood in an era of change.

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Editorial
McClelland & Stewart Inc.
Año de publicación
1991
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
077107218X
ISBN 13 
9780771072185
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
259
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ISBN 10:  0771071957 ISBN 13:  9780771071959
Editorial: Emblem Editions, 2000
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