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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... stairs . " Jessica ? " " Yes ? What is it , Rosetta ? " " Be sure to take the stairs one at a time , dear . " Hooker's mother turned . She smiled . " My dear Rose , ” she said to his aunt , “ for heaven's sake , is there any other way ...
... stairs . " Jessica ? " " Yes ? What is it , Rosetta ? " " Be sure to take the stairs one at a time , dear . " Hooker's mother turned . She smiled . " My dear Rose , ” she said to his aunt , “ for heaven's sake , is there any other way ...
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... stairs , Nicholas paused . Staring at the closed door in front of him , he could not help thinking : " This is my room . Why shouldn't I go in there ? " The thought trespassed in his mind , just as he wished that he could be strong ...
... stairs , Nicholas paused . Staring at the closed door in front of him , he could not help thinking : " This is my room . Why shouldn't I go in there ? " The thought trespassed in his mind , just as he wished that he could be strong ...
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... stairs , listen - and then call Iris . Iris would come , drying her hands , from the kitchen , by which time Rosetta would already have mounted the stairs . Then they would go in , one after the other . Sometimes they had to telephone ...
... stairs , listen - and then call Iris . Iris would come , drying her hands , from the kitchen , by which time Rosetta would already have mounted the stairs . Then they would go in , one after the other . Sometimes they had to telephone ...
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Section 3 | 37 |
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