My October
Record details
- ISBN: 9780143188674 (paperback)
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Physical Description:
print
regular print
xiii, 338 pages ; 23 cm. - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Toronto : Penguin, 2014.
- Copyright: ©2014.
Content descriptions
General Note: | CatMonthString:october.14 Novel. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and filmography. |
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Subject: | Families -- Fiction |
Available copies
- 9 of 9 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Terrace Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Terrace Public Library | ROT (Text) | 35151000495994 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Summary:
Luc Lévesque is a celebrated Quebec novelist and the anointed Voice of a Generation. In his hometown of Montreal, he is revered as much for his novels about the working-class neighbourhood of Saint-Henri as for his separatist views. But this is 2001. The dreams of a new nation are dying, and Luc himself is increasingly dissatisfied with his life. Hannah is Luc's wife. She is also the daughter of a man who served as a special prosecutor during the October Crisis. For years, Hannah has worked faithfully as Luc's English translator. She has also spent her adult life distancing herself from her English-speaking family. But at what cost? Hugo is their troubled fourteen-year-old son. Living in the shadow of a larger-than-life father, Hugo is struggling with his own identity. In confusion and anger, he commits a reckless act that puts everyone around him on a collision course with the past. Weaving together three unique voices, this is a masterful tale of a modern family torn apart by the power of language and the weight of history.