The Summer Between - Softcover

Binks, Andrew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0889712328 ISBN 13: 9780889712324

Publisher: Nightwood Editions, 2009

Synopsis

Like his attempts to swim over the dark water of the river that lies between him and the object of his affections, twelve-year-old Dougaldo Montmigny struggles against oppression, homophobia and racism to realise his love for Tomahawk Clark, a thirteen-year-old Metis boy, during a summer destined to become a painful lesson on love and desire.

Like sailors becalmed on idyllic ships, this story is a subtle revelation of the emotional turmoil that lies beneath a bewitchingly deceptive picture of perfection. The Summer Between is a metaphor for the struggles and rewards of living where origins, tempests and landscape inform our collective soul.

In the spirit of Roddy Doyle's Paddy Clark Ha Ha Ha and Edmund White's A Boy's Own Story, readers will be moved by the touching circumstances of this innocent narrative.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"Andrew Binks captures, with such authenticity, the adolescent summer we all go though that stretches from not knowing to knowing. In sharp prose, he has written a Canadian coming-of-age story that is pointed, tender and often funny.""A shimmering debut."-Shelagh RogersAndrew Binks has stripped away every trace of adult nostalgia from this compelling tale of boyhood. Every detail--from the persuasive colloquialism of the voices to the emotional complexity of the characters--is rendered with incandescent accuracy. The Summer Between is a work of love and clarity--writing so real it will make your bones ache."-Keith Maillard

About the Author:

Andrew Binks is a graduate of UBC's Master of Fine Arts program in Creative Writing. His first novel, The Summer Between, was published in May 2009 by Nightwood Editions. His work has�been featured in Joyland.ca and the second chapter from his as yet unpublished novel, The Catalytic Seduction of Brian White, was published in the Harvard Square Editions anthology, Voice From the Planet. His work has been featured in anthologies and literary publications such as Galleon, Fugue, Prism International, Harrington Gay Men's Literary Quarterly, Bent-magazine, Globe and Mail, Xtra and Xtra West among others. His poetry has appeared in Quill's "Lust" issue and Velvet Avalanche Anthology. Two of his plays received public workshops in Vancouver and Toronto in 2010 and he was one of the contributing writers to the Festival Players of Prince Edward County "Sounding Ground" audio plays.
www.andrewbinks

About this edition

• Publisher: Nightwood Editions
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0889712328
• ISBN 13: 9780889712324
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200