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About the Book

Lust. Infidelity. Betrayal. Murder. On a summer evening in Stratford, Ontario, the errant thrust of agardener's spade slices a telephone cable into instant silence. The resulting disconnection is devastating. With the failure of one call to reach a house, an ambitious young actor becomes the victim of sexual blackmail. The blocking of a second call leads tragically to murder. And when a Bell Canada repairman arrives to mend the broken line, his innocent yet irresistible male beauty has explosive consequences. In Spadework, Timothy Findley, master storyteller and playwright, has created an electric wordplay of infidelity and morality set on the stage of Canada's preeminent theater town. In this fictional portrait, intrigue, passion, and ambition are always waiting in the wings. Findley peoples the town with theater folk, artists, writers, and visitors (both welcome and unwelcome), and with lives that are immediately recognizable as "Findley-esque" -- the lonely, the dispossessed, and the sexually troubled. A story that ripples with ever-widening repercussions, a sensual, witty, and completely absorbing novel, Spadework is another Timothy Findley winner.

About the Author :
Timothy Findley's recent titles include Pilgrim, which was a finalist for the Giller Prize and his first published in the United States; You Went Away; Dust to Dust; and The Piano Man's Daughter. He was also the author of the acclaimed Headhunter, Not Wanted on the Voyage, Famous Last Words, and The Wars. His most recent play, Elizabeth Rex, won the Governor General's Award for Drama. His work has won innumerable honors, including the Governor General's Award for Fiction and the Edgar Award. He was the only three-time recipient of the Canadian Authors Association Award, bestowed for fiction, nonfiction, and drama. He was an Officer of the Order of Canada and, in France, Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. He split his time between homes in Stratford, Ontario and the south of France. He died in France in June 2002 at the age of 71.

Review :
"Findley will entertain you." -- Washington Post Book World "Findley spins an engrossing tale" -- Suzanne Ferriss, Florida Sun-Sentinel "Highly entertaining" -- Robert Allen Papinchak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780060932626
  • Publisher: Harper Perennial
  • Publisher Imprint: Harper Perennial
  • Height: 203 mm
  • No of Pages: 416
  • Spine Width: 24 mm
  • Width: 135 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0060932627
  • Publisher Date: 24 Dec 2002
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 293 gr


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