The Last of the Crazy PeoplePenguin Canada, 1 juil. 2008 - 224 pages While other 11-year-old boys are preoccupied with things like hockey, television and having fun, Hooker broods about his dysfunctional home-life. With a mother who refuses to leave her room, a brother in an alcoholic haze and a father who's unable to hold things together, Hooker's world is one of bewilderment and conflict. Feeling alone and unhappy, the young boy seeks to put an end to all of the confusion in The Last of the Crazy People, Timothy Findley's astonishing debut novel. |
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... Alberta met them and ushered them in . " I got some pop for Hooker , " she said . " It's in the kitchen . " They followed her through the hall to the back of the house , turning on lights as they passed . " Darkness makes it cool ...
... Alberta met them and ushered them in . " I got some pop for Hooker , " she said . " It's in the kitchen . " They followed her through the hall to the back of the house , turning on lights as they passed . " Darkness makes it cool ...
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... Alberta , " Mr. Harris figured it out that Teddy is old and will get sick up there or lost - or bit by snakes or go down and get attacked by some rabbit in a hole ! So here — down here in the town sits old Alberta Perkins , in the ...
... Alberta , " Mr. Harris figured it out that Teddy is old and will get sick up there or lost - or bit by snakes or go down and get attacked by some rabbit in a hole ! So here — down here in the town sits old Alberta Perkins , in the ...
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... Alberta's wit . " Yeah . Home . Hunh . " Alberta reached for Iris ' glass and poured some gin into it . " Drink it up , " she said . " Tell Alberta your troubles . " Iris fidgeted with the glass and swallowed a little gin . " This ...
... Alberta's wit . " Yeah . Home . Hunh . " Alberta reached for Iris ' glass and poured some gin into it . " Drink it up , " she said . " Tell Alberta your troubles . " Iris fidgeted with the glass and swallowed a little gin . " This ...
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Section 2 | 25 |
Section 3 | 37 |
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