One Year Commencing |
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Author:
| Stinson, Kathy |
ISBN: | 978-1-895449-65-5 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2006 |
Publisher: | Thistledown Press, Limited
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $11.95 |
Book Description:
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Kathy Stinson's new young adult novel is set in downtown Toronto, where the main character, Al, faces a terrible choice. Every summer she leaves her home in Alberta to spend a month with her father in the East, but this year she must spend a whole year with him, and after that she must decide where her permanent home will be. one year commencing is a passionate, often funny story, which never makes Al's dilemma seem simpler than it is. It is both a novel and a document for our times.
Kathy Stinson's new young adult novel is set in downtown Toronto, where the main character, Al, faces a terrible choice. Every summer she leaves her home in Alberta to spend a month with her father in the East, but this year she must spend a whole year with him, and after that she must decide where her permanent home will be. one year commencing is a passionate, often funny story, which never makes Al's dilemma seem simpler than it is. It is both a novel and a document for our times.