| The Year She Left Contributor(s): Kelly, Kerry (Author) |
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ISBN: 1894917723 ISBN-13: 9781894917728 Publisher: Napoleon and Co OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2008 Annotation: Alone, directionless, and 30-something in the big city, this is a story about loss, confusion, anger, vulnerability, resentment, jealousy, inadequacy, depression, and hopelessness. It is a love story. The Year She Left takes an irreverent, though not entirely unsympathetic, look at the question: When you discover that your life isn't going to work out as planned, how do you make plans for the rest of it? Those left to answer it are Stuart Lewis, a man in his early 30s who finds himself alone and homeless after finding out that his fiance doesn't love him anymore, and Kate Mackenzie, a woman of a similar age in similar circumstances, though she is the one who breaks it off with her boyfriend. Told over the course of one year and through the experiences of Kate, Stuart, and an eclectic group of their friends, colleagues, and relations, The Year She Left explores with humour and a critical eye the motives of those who want to change themselves and the ability that they have to do so. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.75 lbs) 233 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Is it a happy ending? Define happy. Stuart Lewis, thirty-three, in love and content, wakes up one day to find his fiance has left him. Perpetually underemployed and now homeless, Stuart moves onto his mother's couch. With few connections and no ambition, Stuart is forced to rethink the choices he has made and the sincerity of the life that has just been shattered. Set against the frigid backdrop of downtown Toronto, The Year She Left casts an eclectic bunch of directionless underachievers and unlikely heroes amid the buzz of late night binges and early corporate bustle. Honest and unapologetic about the often detached nature of urban existence, this is the story of what happened in the year she left. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kelly, Kerry: - Kerry Kelly is a native of North Bay, Ontario. She has been a full-time professional print and Web writer since 1998. Her byline has appeared in publications such as the Toronto Star, NOW, the Calgary Herald, and the Sudbury Star. Her debut novel, The Year She Left, was published in 2008. She lives in Toronto. |