Description
This novella charts with great comic exuberance the disasters which occur when Harry's mother, her stepson Jackie Boy, stepdaughter Elaine, and her second husband, descend upon the household — and especially upon Harry's wife, Alice.
About the author
Kent Thompson was born in Waukegan, Illinois, in 1936. From 1966 to 1994 he taught English and creative writing at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, serving twice as editor of The Fiddlehead. He now lives in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. He has edited three anthologies, and he has published two books of poetry, a cycling guidebook, five novels, and two story collections. "A Local Hanging," a winner in the 1981 CBC Canadian Literary Awards, appeared in A Local Hanging and Other Stories (1984).
Editorial Reviews
"A shrewd, supple writer, and much fun to read."
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