Long Stretch

By Linden MacIntyre

Book Overview

From the Giller Prize-winning author of The Bishop's Man comes a mesmerizing novel in the tradition of Alistair MacLeod, David Adams Richards and Ann-Marie MacDonald. In one apocalyptic night, John Gillis and his estranged cousin, Sextus, confront a half century of half-truths and suppositions that have shaped and scarred their lives, their families and their insular Cape Breton community. Telling stories that unravel a host of secrets, they begin to realize that they were damaged before they were born, their fathers and a close friend forming an unholy trilogy in a tragic moment of war. Among the roots of a complex andpainful relationship, they uncover the truth of a fateful day John has spent 20 years trying to forget. Taut and brilliantly paced, The Long Stretch is etched with quiet humour and crafted with fiery dialogue.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 000639583X
• ISBN13: 9780006395836
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.8" x 5.3"