Summer Gone
A Novel
$39.99
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
21 August 2001
Summary
David Macfarlane’s Summer Gone introduces a writer of incandescent literary skill and beautifully evokes the sometimes painful relationship between father and son.
When Bay Newby is twelve, he is sent north for the first time and falls in love with the life of ritual, beauty, and stark privilege of summer camp. Then the death of his baby sister calls him home, and it will be twenty-three years before his next “perfect summer.” The summer he spends with his young son will cont…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780385720755 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0385720750 |
| Author: | David Macfarlane |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House USA Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 21 August 2001 |
| Weight: | 234g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 132mm x 15mm |
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Critics Review
“Remarkable…. The novel’s language…evokes the freshwater lakes and rivers that the characters navigate.”
–The New York Times Book Review
“A remarkable achievement full of wit, intelligence, and humane charm.”
–Toronto Star
“Spellbinding…. Macfarlane’s luminous prose is itself like summer: it shimmers.”
–Publishers Weekly
About The Author
David Macfarlane
David Macfarlane is a columnist for The Globe and Mail. He lives in Toronto, Canada.
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