This book, by award-winning writer Stephen Kimber, takes readers behind the scenes of an epic family feud inside one of Canada's wealthiest families. The Phelans owned Cara Operations and its many popular restaurant chains, including Harvey's and Swiss Chalet. Trouble began when family patriarch Paul James Phelan refused to yield control to the next generation. What followed pitted brother against sisters, against father in boardrooms and courtrooms. You might be surprised to know who won this generational war. Phelan v Phelan is a must-read for anyone interested in the challenges of succession - and survival - in a family company. And for anyone intrigued to read a real-life version of Succession.

Endorsements:

"McCains, Molsons, Kelloggs, Guccis - meet the Phelans. When it comes to family squabbles, infighting, legal tangling, Canada's Phelan family stands with the best, and worst. Stephen Kimber's fascinating account of two sisters, Gail and Rose, and their fight to gain control of a vast food business that includes Wendy's, Harvey's, Swiss Chalet and several smaller chains is detective journalism at its best. A truly great read."
---Roy MacGregor, author of over 50 books, including Home Team: Fathers, Sons and Hockey, A Life in the Bush, and Canadians: A Portrait of a Country and Its People

"If you thought Logan Roy's family fought in HBO's “Succession,” wait 'til you read The Phelan Feud. In this tell-all book Stephen Kimber skillfully investigates the behind-the-scenes battles among the Phelan clan even as they nourish the nation in restaurants such as Swiss Chalet, Harvey's and The Keg."
---Rod McQueen, author of 20 books, including Who Killed Confederation Life and The Eatons: The Rise and Fall of Canada's Royal Family.

Stephen Kimber, an award-winning writer, editor, and broadcaster, is the author of 10 books, including two novels and eight works of nonfiction. His most recent nonfiction book—What Lies Across the Water: The Real Story of the Cuban Five—was long-listed for the Canadian Booksellers Association's Libris Award as Nonfiction Book of the Year, won the 2014 Evelyn Richardson Award for Nonfiction, and the Cuban Institute of the Book's 2016 Reader's Choice Award. A journalist for 50 years, he is a professor in the School of Journalism at the University of King's College in Halifax and co-founder of the King's MFA in Creative Nonfiction program.

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