Fearnoch
- Publisher
- Breakwater Books Ltd.
- Initial publish date
- Jul 2022
- Category
- Literary, Small Town & Rural, General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781550819410
- Publish Date
- Jul 2022
- List Price
- $22.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781550819427
- Publish Date
- Aug 2022
- List Price
- $20.99
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Description
Steinbeck meets Miriam Toews in this insightful and illuminating debut about the decline of rural Canada and the meaning of community.
Welcome to Fearnoch, an undistinguished Ottawa Valley farming hamlet in its twilight. The deterioration of the once fruitful way of life in this small town is explored through the lives and trajectories of its inhabitants. The narration winds into and over the characters to sow differing viewpoints on the death of the family farm, incarcerated youths, falling in love at the town dump, and the coming storm. The novel is a plea for its characters to remember humility, honesty, and to see themselves in their neighbour, before it’s all gone.
About the author
Jim McEwen is an award-winning writer born and raised in Dunrobin, ON. A graduate of Memorial University’s Creative Writing Master’s program, he has published work in Riddle Fence and the Telegram. He has been a youth worker, a stonemason labourer, and a tree-planter. Jim is passionate about dinosaurs, hockey, family, and looking for stories.
