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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... watched her for one last second . Her eyes closed . She paled . “ Go a — way ! ” she said . Her voice rose , and then she rose herself . " God - damn - you - Hooker ! Get out of here ! " Clutching at the crucifix , she made her way ...
... watched her for one last second . Her eyes closed . She paled . “ Go a — way ! ” she said . Her voice rose , and then she rose herself . " God - damn - you - Hooker ! Get out of here ! " Clutching at the crucifix , she made her way ...
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... Hooker shook his head . " No ? Well ... someday . " She winked at Iris . " Someday you will , boy . Mark my words . " She sighed and was quiet at last . Iris looked at her . " Not Hooker , " she said . “ Not Hooker . " " He's a boy ...
... Hooker shook his head . " No ? Well ... someday . " She winked at Iris . " Someday you will , boy . Mark my words . " She sighed and was quiet at last . Iris looked at her . " Not Hooker , " she said . “ Not Hooker . " " He's a boy ...
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... looked at the sky and said : " When God at first made man , Having a glass of blessings standing by— ' Let us ( said He ) ' Pour on him all we can .... ” " " > and then he started to giggle again . Now , the giggle became a laugh . Hooker ...
... looked at the sky and said : " When God at first made man , Having a glass of blessings standing by— ' Let us ( said He ) ' Pour on him all we can .... ” " " > and then he started to giggle again . Now , the giggle became a laugh . Hooker ...
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