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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... inside a wooden box . Through a long dark hallway , a few gray faces approached in a shuffle up toward his eyes . Their mouths moved . They drifted ..... Hooker drifted , became dizzy , and wanted to vomit . He rose to his knees . The ...
... inside a wooden box . Through a long dark hallway , a few gray faces approached in a shuffle up toward his eyes . Their mouths moved . They drifted ..... Hooker drifted , became dizzy , and wanted to vomit . He rose to his knees . The ...
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... inside the clamps had caught fast . After a pause , Rosetta said , “ We're home , Nicholas . Home , dear . Let's go inside . " Nicholas looked at her again , and seeing her examining the flower beds , her little round head turned to one ...
... inside the clamps had caught fast . After a pause , Rosetta said , “ We're home , Nicholas . Home , dear . Let's go inside . " Nicholas looked at her again , and seeing her examining the flower beds , her little round head turned to one ...
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... inside the house . Hooker heard their voices , Rosetta and Iris , and then he heard one approach . Rosetta . " Get Mr. Winslow . " She stood beyond the solidified haze of metal and hugged her arms inside her dressing gown . " I'm sure ...
... inside the house . Hooker heard their voices , Rosetta and Iris , and then he heard one approach . Rosetta . " Get Mr. Winslow . " She stood beyond the solidified haze of metal and hugged her arms inside her dressing gown . " I'm sure ...
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