The Reckoning of Boston Jim
Claire Mulligan
The Reckoning of Boston Jim by Claire Mulligan is an acclaimed literary masterpiece celebrating major critical honors and timeless storytelling.
Read Time: ~4 hr
October
by Richard B. Wright (2008)
About this book
Published to rave reviews, with weeks on the bestseller lists and a place as a Globe and Mail Book of the Year, October is an extraordinary meditation on mortality and memory, from Governor General?s Award?winning author Richard B. Wright. Visiting his gravely ill daughter, James Hillyer encounters by chance Gabriel Fontaine, whom he met as a boy while on holiday in Gaspé. At the time, the boys had competed for the love of a French-Canadian girl from the village. Now, over six decades later and faced with the terrible possibility of outliving his own daughter, James is asked by Gabriel to accompany him on a final, unthinkable journey. With superb storytelling, spare writing and characters who feel as real and familiar as old friends, Richard B. Wright weaves a haunting classic of a man searching for answers in the autumn of his life.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraContemporary
Protagonist / CoreNotable Characters
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