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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... door and stood up straight before it — not like someone listening or about to enter the room beyond , but like someone actually addressing the door , as though the door were the real recipient of his words . " Have you rested today ...
... door and stood up straight before it — not like someone listening or about to enter the room beyond , but like someone actually addressing the door , as though the door were the real recipient of his words . " Have you rested today ...
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... door open , which was unusual , she sat down at her desk and dealt with the accounts for the month of June . When she did this , she wore steel - rimmed glasses . Looking in through the door , Hooker could see that the back of her dress ...
... door open , which was unusual , she sat down at her desk and dealt with the accounts for the month of June . When she did this , she wore steel - rimmed glasses . Looking in through the door , Hooker could see that the back of her dress ...
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... door , " said Jessica . " Open the door . " The key was turned . Hooker , with his cats , was now standing by the green folds of the living - room drapes and could just make out the edge of Gilbert's shirted shoulder and his head . And ...
... door , " said Jessica . " Open the door . " The key was turned . Hooker , with his cats , was now standing by the green folds of the living - room drapes and could just make out the edge of Gilbert's shirted shoulder and his head . And ...
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