Moody Food
A Novel
- Publisher
- Santa Fe Writer's Project
- Initial publish date
- May 2008
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781897231647
- Publish Date
- Sep 2009
- List Price
- $19.95
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CD-Audio
- ISBN
- 9781978622760
- Publish Date
- May 2018
- List Price
- $21.99
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780977679942
- Publish Date
- May 2008
- List Price
- $6.99
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Description
Inspired by the exploits of ill-fated country-rock visionary Gram Parsons, this mid-60s tale of idealism and escape traces the trials of a fictionalized draft-dodging flower child from the United States to Canada and back. It is the late 1960s in Yorkville, Toronto's hippie ghetto of artists, intellectuals, drunken poets, and would-be rock stars. In this idyllic haven, narrator Bill Hansen, a drummer, meets Thomas Graham, an American musician on the lam from the draft. The two form a band, but even as they revel in music and freedom, Graham is hobbled by another love: a drug habit that becomes his reason for living and, eventually, for dying. Graham's emotional trip and failed, revolutionary life reflect the rise and fall of an entire generation's aspirations.
About the author
Ray Robertson is the author of five novels: What Happened Later, Gently Down the Stream, Home Movies, Heroes, and Moody Food. The latter two received starred reviews from Quill & Quire, and the last made it to the top one hundred lists of The Globe and Mail and The Vancouver Sun. In 2004, Ray published Mental Hygiene, a collection of his articles, essays, and book reviews. Ray lives in Toronto, where he teaches Creative Writing at the University of Toronto.
Editorial Reviews
"A funny, generous, touching novel by a writer of genuine gifts." “Richard Currey, author, Fatal Light and Lost Highway
"An engrossing novel, beautifully written." ?Jim Harrison, author, Legends of the Fall
"Robertson shares a literary wildness with Thomas Wolfe." “Cleveland Free Times
"The real star of Moody Food is the writing, with its displays of sharp humor and deep love of music." “Litkicks.com
