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The Kid from Simcoe Street. A Memoir and Poems.
James A. Clarke
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Description for The Kid from Simcoe Street. A Memoir and Poems.
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; BM; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 363.
In this frank and moving memoir, the author recalls growing up in a poor and alcohol-ridden neighborhood of a small city before and during World War II. Following his experiences after the war, the narrative relates the shattering of his mother’s dreams and his own inability to bridge the gulf between himself and his alcoholic father, casting a dark shadow over his childhood. The account reveals how the protagonist never permitted his rocky beginnings to affect his hope for the future, portraying his survival in a bleak environment and of the early road traveled in becoming a man of honor, ... Read more
In this frank and moving memoir, the author recalls growing up in a poor and alcohol-ridden neighborhood of a small city before and during World War II. Following his experiences after the war, the narrative relates the shattering of his mother’s dreams and his own inability to bridge the gulf between himself and his alcoholic father, casting a dark shadow over his childhood. The account reveals how the protagonist never permitted his rocky beginnings to affect his hope for the future, portraying his survival in a bleak environment and of the early road traveled in becoming a man of honor, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Exile Editions Canada
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Toronto, ON, Canada
ISBN
9781550962604
SKU
V9781550962604
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Ref
99-43
About James A. Clarke
James Clarke is the author of Dreamworks, Forced Passage, How to Bribe a Judge, L’Arche Journal, A Mourner’s Kaddish, The Raggedy Parade, Silver Mercies, and The Way Everyone is Inside. He is a former Superior Court judge and his judgments have been published extensively in legal journals. He lives in Guelph, Ontario. Roy McMurtry (Introduction) is a former Ontario ... Read more
Reviews for The Kid from Simcoe Street. A Memoir and Poems.
“It is every writer's dream: you give a workshop, someone hands you a manuscript, you read it right away, you can't put it down. It's raw. Driven. There's a fresh voice. A perspective you never considered. You laugh. Weep. It's so good you know you can recommend it to your publisher.” —Susan Musgrave, Vancouver Sun “[The author] is a careful ... Read more