River Of The Brokenhearted

River Of The Brokenhearted

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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.

Author: David Richards

Format: Paperback

Number of Pages: 400


Janie McCleary runs one of the first movie theatres in New Brunswick. A successful woman in a world of men, she is ostracised, a victim of double-dealing and overt violence. She trusts no one outside her family. panning generations, RIVER OF THE BROKEN HEARTED explores the life of this formidable woman, a pioneer before the age of feminism, and her legacy as it unfolds tragically in the lives of her son and grandchildren. ritten with aching compassion and masterful sophistication, musing on the tyranny of memory and history, and peers into the hearts of these extraordinary characters. There Richards finds an alchemy of veniality and goodwill, of deceit and brotherliness, of cruelty and love. Once again, David Adams Richards has brought us a work of astonishing grace, rooted on the great Miramichi River of New Brunswick, but universal in scope.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.

Author: David Richards

Format: Paperback

Number of Pages: 400


Janie McCleary runs one of the first movie theatres in New Brunswick. A successful woman in a world of men, she is ostracised, a victim of double-dealing and overt violence. She trusts no one outside her family. panning generations, RIVER OF THE BROKEN HEARTED explores the life of this formidable woman, a pioneer before the age of feminism, and her legacy as it unfolds tragically in the lives of her son and grandchildren. ritten with aching compassion and masterful sophistication, musing on the tyranny of memory and history, and peers into the hearts of these extraordinary characters. There Richards finds an alchemy of veniality and goodwill, of deceit and brotherliness, of cruelty and love. Once again, David Adams Richards has brought us a work of astonishing grace, rooted on the great Miramichi River of New Brunswick, but universal in scope.
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