Hardscratch Row [Paperback]

Anne Cameron (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 15, 2002

Of the six grown-up siblings at the heart of the story, one lives with children she and her husband produced; one has children by more than one father, including three brothers she calls the Three Wise Men; and one has a foster child whose short past is too unbearable to contemplate. The others don't have families - unless you count the eccentric brother who takes on the bad-girl niece because she sees the same ghosts he does, or the sister and her woman lover who end up co-parenting a troubled little boy, or the other sister who mothers some of her kids' half-siblings when their "real" mother takes off without warning. And just to keep everyone on their toes, there are regular but unpredictable appearances by the squeyanx, a character related to no one and to everyone, part ghost, part trickster, part Greek chorus, who is visible only to those who want to see.

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About the Author

Anne Cameron was born in Nanaimo, BC. She began writing at an early age, starting with theatre scripts and screenplays. In 1979, her film Dreamspeaker, directed by Claude Jutra, won seven Canadian Film Awards, including best script. After being published as a novel, Dreamspeaker went on to win the Gibson Award for Literature. She has published more than 30 books, including the underground classic Daughters of Copper Woman, its sequel, Dzelarhons, novels, stories, poems and legends - for adults and children. Her most recent novels are Family Resemblances, Hardscratch Row, and a new, revised edition of Daughters of Copper Woman. She lives in Tahsis, BC

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Harbour; 1 edition (October 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1550172905
• ISBN-13: 978-1550172904
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,920,474 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars I read this in One Sitting., January 12, 2003

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"swerved2000" (Calgary, Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hardscratch Row (Paperback)

I never read a book all the way through in one sitting. This one was amazing. It's the sequel to Wedding Cakes, Rats, and Rodeo Queens, but can be read all by itself. The characters, the plot, the emotion involved in this book make it an experience that I won't soon forget. Bravo Anne.