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Chargement... After Helen (2006)par Paul Cavanagh
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From international Lit-Idol winner and critically-acclaimed author Paul Cavanagh, this novel tells the story of Irving, an unassuming history teacher grieving the recent death of his larger-than-life wife, Helen, whom he first met during a chance encounter at her father's bookstore. Their teenage daughter, Severn - angry at Irving, angry at Helen - has disappeared after stealing a book that may reveal more about her mother than she ever wanted to know. On the road in search of Severn, Irving revisits his past with Helen as he follows a trail of clues that reveal why Severn has disappeared. Along the way, he comes face-to-face with some long-buried family secrets - secrets that he'll have to confront if he wants to save his relationship with his daughter. * * * Due to copyright restrictions, this ebook is not available to readers in Canada. * * * Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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With the unlikely help of Marla, the mother of the young man Severn coerced into driving her to Toronto, Irving looks for his daughter. As the search goes forward Irving’s thoughts stray back revealing his history with Helen. Interwoven through the narrative is the story of the lost Franklin expedition, an obsession of Irving’s – he is a history teacher after all and the lost Franklin expedition is part of the Canadian mythology. Then too Lady Franklin’s obsession with her husband’s good name has echoes in the story of Helen and Irving.
After Helen is a story about loss and redemption and the compromises made for love in all its disguises. For we are left to make our peace with the way things are, not with how we would prefer them to be.