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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... living room . She pulled them aside , their brass rings chinking in the quiet like dice , and then whooshed them quickly closed behind her . The living room was cool , long , narrow , and expensive . It smelled of two kinds of wax and ...
... living room . She pulled them aside , their brass rings chinking in the quiet like dice , and then whooshed them quickly closed behind her . The living room was cool , long , narrow , and expensive . It smelled of two kinds of wax and ...
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Timothy Findley. There was still lots to drink . They sat there . THE LIVING ROOM was square and dark . The windows looked out from two sides of the house . The Harris furniture , their curtains , the whole flavor of the room was ...
Timothy Findley. There was still lots to drink . They sat there . THE LIVING ROOM was square and dark . The windows looked out from two sides of the house . The Harris furniture , their curtains , the whole flavor of the room was ...
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... living room , he had to turn a corner in the hall , and there the living room and dining room faced each other , divided by a Turkish rug and the figure of Teddy , sound asleep . Hooker stared at him . He could smell the dog and also ...
... living room , he had to turn a corner in the hall , and there the living room and dining room faced each other , divided by a Turkish rug and the figure of Teddy , sound asleep . Hooker stared at him . He could smell the dog and also ...
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Section 2 | 25 |
Section 3 | 37 |
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