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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... voice rose . " No. No babies . No babies . No babies . " She reached out and was caught by Rosetta . Rosetta said , “ Iris . Get Hooker out of here . Call Dr. Deems . ” Iris , gathering Hooker on her way , escaped around Jessica's ...
... voice rose . " No. No babies . No babies . No babies . " She reached out and was caught by Rosetta . Rosetta said , “ Iris . Get Hooker out of here . Call Dr. Deems . ” Iris , gathering Hooker on her way , escaped around Jessica's ...
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... voice ... his eyes were so his hands ... were so ... ... ... so very . very strong . And alive . Nicholas wept . ... what he was was so IN THE HOUSE , the atmosphere was so tense that they had forgot- ten to turn on the lights . Rosetta ...
... voice ... his eyes were so his hands ... were so ... ... ... so very . very strong . And alive . Nicholas wept . ... what he was was so IN THE HOUSE , the atmosphere was so tense that they had forgot- ten to turn on the lights . Rosetta ...
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... voice . " They are crazy , you know , all of them . I heard them last night , yelling at each other .... ” Hooker ran past her . As he passed through the door , he could hear behind him the rising voices of Mr. Jarman and Harry in a ...
... voice . " They are crazy , you know , all of them . I heard them last night , yelling at each other .... ” Hooker ran past her . As he passed through the door , he could hear behind him the rising voices of Mr. Jarman and Harry in a ...
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