Book
Crying for the moon : a novel / Mary Walsh.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781443410366 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 327 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, [2017]
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| Subject: | Coming of age > Fiction. Nineteen sixties > Fiction St. John's (N.L.) > Fiction. Montréal (Québec) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Bildungsromans |
Available copies
- 18 of 19 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Sechelt/Gibsons.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Sechelt Public Library. (Show preferred library)
Holds
- 1 current hold with 19 total copies.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sechelt Public Library | F WALS (Text) | 33260000498601 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- HARPERCOLL
'A page-turner with an indelible heroine.' 'Ann-Marie MacDonald
Canadian actor, comedian and social activist Mary Walsh explodes onto the literary scene with this unforgettable story of a young woman coming of age in late 1960s Newfoundland
Raised on tough love in St. John's, Maureen is the second-youngest daughter of a bitter and angry mother and a beaten-down father who tells the best stories (but only when he's drunk). If life at home is difficult, then school is torture, with the nuns watching every move she makes. But Maureen wants a bigger life. She wants to go to sexy, exciting Montreal and be part of Expo 67, even if it means faking her way into the school choir.
Finally achieving her goal of reaching Montreal, Maureen escapes the vigilant eye of Sister Imobilis and sneaks away, and over the course of a few hours, one humiliating encounter with a young Leonard Cohen and a series of breathtakingly bad decisions change the course of her life forever.
A riotous and heart-rending journey from St. John's to Montreal and back, Mary Walsh's dazzling debut novel is darkly hilarious but also paints a very real portrait of the challenges of being young and female and poor in 1960s Newfoundland. Crying for the Moon explores the many ways in which one day can reverberate through a lifetime.
