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Fiction Literary

Madder Carmine

by (author) Tyler Enfield

Publisher
Great Plains Publications
Initial publish date
Oct 2015
Category
Literary
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781927855317
    Publish Date
    Oct 2015
    List Price
    $9.99

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 16 to 18
  • Grade: 11 to 12

Description

After three years in the Mexican War, color-blind Dannon Lereaux sets out across the mountains in search of love, red, and a new class of salvation, expecting to find all three in a girl called Madder Carmine. Set in the year 1849, amidst a vividly reconceived Appalachia, young Dannon has returned from the war only to discover home was finer when remembered from afar. Disenchanted and confused, he puts all hope of deliverance in a girl he once met and, along with an escaped slave named Virgil, embarks on an epic journey to find her. But hard on their trail is Will Lawson, Virgil's vengeful owner. As Dannon is pushed deeper into the world of the hunted, his mind slips into a world of its own. Suddenly the mountains of his youth are transformed into the Nine Circles of Hell, and Virgil becomes his soul-guide through the underworld. With this notion firm in his mind, Dannon commends himself to a surreal journey as he seeks redemption in the heart of the Inferno.

About the author

Tyler Enfield is a writer, photographer, and film director from Edmonton, AB. He is the author of Madder Carmine, winner of the High Plains Book Award and a finalist for the Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Award, as well as three young adult novels. His film Invisible World, produced by the NFB and co-written with Madeleine Thien, is the winner of three Alberta Screen awards, including best director.

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