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Al Purdy’s only novel, A Splinter in the Heart , is an unforgettable coming-of-age story that unfolds against the real-life tragedy of what came to be known as the Trenton Disaster. Set in 1918, it tells the story of sixteen-year-old Patrick Cameron and the events that will change him – and the Ontario town in which he lives – forever. Over the course of one summer and fall, Patrick finds love with a girl whose betrayal he cannot foresee, confronts the death of his beloved grandfather, and comes to terms with a neighbourhood rival. All the while, his hometown of Trenton lives precariously in the shadow of a dynamite factory, a sinister reminder of the Great War, which brought such prosperity to the town. Vivid with character and event, and evocative of time and place, A Splinter in the Heart is a moving portrait of a young man’s journey into adulthood in an era of change.
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A Splinter in the Heart, Al Purdy
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- 2000
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- Titul
- A Splinter in the Heart
- Jazyk
- anglicky
- Autori
- Al Purdy
- Vydavateľ
- Emblem Editions
- Rok vydania
- 2000
- Väzba
- mäkká
- Počet strán
- 272
- ISBN10
- 0771071957
- ISBN13
- 9780771071959
- Série
- Štítky
- Beletria, Skutočné príbehy, Životopisy, Romantika, Príroda, Historické romány, Komiks & Manga, Komiks, Umenie, Hudobná tematika, Láska, Rodina, Poviedky, Autobiografie & Pamäti, Priateľstvo, Americká literatúra, 20. storočie, Biografia, Škola, Anglicko, Dospievanie, Young adult romantika, Kanada, Alternatívna história, Americana
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- 3,35 z 5
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- Al Purdy’s only novel, A Splinter in the Heart , is an unforgettable coming-of-age story that unfolds against the real-life tragedy of what came to be known as the Trenton Disaster. Set in 1918, it tells the story of sixteen-year-old Patrick Cameron and the events that will change him – and the Ontario town in which he lives – forever. Over the course of one summer and fall, Patrick finds love with a girl whose betrayal he cannot foresee, confronts the death of his beloved grandfather, and comes to terms with a neighbourhood rival. All the while, his hometown of Trenton lives precariously in the shadow of a dynamite factory, a sinister reminder of the Great War, which brought such prosperity to the town. Vivid with character and event, and evocative of time and place, A Splinter in the Heart is a moving portrait of a young man’s journey into adulthood in an era of change.