Crying for the Moon. A Novel

Par : Mary Walsh
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  • FormatePub
  • ISBN978-1-4434-1038-0
  • EAN9781443410380
  • Date de parution18/04/2017
  • Protection num.Adobe DRM
  • Infos supplémentairesepub
  • ÉditeurHarperCollins Publishers

Résumé

"A page-turner with an indelible heroine." -Ann-Marie MacDonald Canadian actor, comedian and social activist Mary Walsh explodes onto the literary scene with this unforgettable story of a young woman coming of age in late 1960s NewfoundlandRaised on tough love in St. John's, Maureen is the second-youngest daughter of a bitter and angry mother and a beaten-down father who tells the best stories (but only when he's drunk).
If life at home is difficult, then school is torture, with the nuns watching every move she makes. But Maureen wants a bigger life. She wants to go to sexy, exciting Montreal and be part of Expo 67, even if it means faking her way into the school choir. Finally achieving her goal of reaching Montreal, Maureen escapes the vigilant eye of Sister Imobilis and sneaks away, and over the course of a few hours, one humiliating encounter with a young Leonard Cohen and a series of breathtakingly bad decisions change the course of her life forever.
A riotous and heart-rending journey from St. John's to Montreal and back, Mary Walsh's dazzling debut novel is darkly hilarious but also paints a very real portrait of the challenges of being young and female and poor in 1960s Newfoundland. Crying for the Moon explores the many ways in which one day can reverberate through a lifetime. 

A propos de Mary Walsh

MARY WALSH created and starred in This Hour Has 22 Minutes, CBC's comedic take on current affairs. The series earned her many of her numerous Gemini Awards (now called the Canadian Screen Awards) and showcased her dynamic range of characters, including the flagrantly outspoken Marg Delahunty. Walsh wrote, produced, and starred in the award-winning series Hatching, Matching and Dispatching, which returned to CBC in 2017 as a feature length presentation called A Christmas Fury, with Walsh and the original cast reprising their roles.
She has also been nominated for two Genies for her performances in feature films Crackie and New Waterford Girl. In 2017 she published her debut novel, the Canadian bestseller Crying for the Moon. Among her many awards and doctorates, Mary is the recipient of the Order of Canada, the Governor General's Lifetime Achievement Award in the Performing Arts, and the CSA's Earle Grey Award for lifetime achievement in television acting.
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