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Al Purdy’s only novel, A Splinter in the Heart , 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, A Splinter in the Heart is a moving portrait of a young man’s journey into adulthood in an era of change.
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A Splinter in the Heart, Al Purdy
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- Rok vydání
- 2000
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- Titul
- A Splinter in the Heart
- Jazyk
- anglicky
- Autoři
- Al Purdy
- Vydavatel
- Emblem Editions
- Rok vydání
- 2000
- Vazba
- měkká
- Počet stran
- 272
- ISBN10
- 0771071957
- ISBN13
- 9780771071959
- Série
- Štítky
- Beletrie, Skutečné příběhy, Životopisy, Romantika, Příroda, Historické romány, Komiks & Manga, Komiks, Umění, Hudební tématika, Láska, Rodina, Povídky, Autobiografie & Memoáry, Přátelství, Americká literatura, 20. století, Biografie, Škola, Anglie, Dospívání, Young Adult romantika, Kanada, Alternativní historie, Americana
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- 3,35 z 5
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- Al Purdy’s only novel, A Splinter in the Heart , 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, A Splinter in the Heart is a moving portrait of a young man’s journey into adulthood in an era of change.