Spadework
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On Sale:
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30/08/2001
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Formats:
Hardback
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On a summer evening in Stratford, Ontario, the errant
thrust of a gardener’s spade slices a telephone cable into
instant silence. The resulting disconnection is
devastating. With the failure of one call to reach the
house, an ambitious young actor becomes the victim of
sexual blackmail. The blocking of a second call leads
tragically to murder. And when a Bell Canada repairman
arrives to mend the broken line, his innocent yet
irresistible male beauty has explosive consequences.
In Spadework, Timothy Findley—a master storyteller
and playwright, has created an electric word-play of
infidelity and morality, set on the stage of Stratford,
Ontario—Findley’s home territory. In this insider’s
fictional portrait of Canada’s pre-eminent theater town,
intrigue, passion and ambition are always waiting in the
wings. He peoples the town with theater makers, artists,
writers, and visitors, both welcome and unwelcome—
and with lives that are immediately recognizable as
“Findleyesque”—the lonely, the dispossessed and the
sexually troubled whose foibles confound their families,
their friends and even their pets. A story that ripples
with ever-widening repercussions, a sensual and
completely absorbing read, Spadework is another
Timothy Findley winner.
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Author Extras
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Journeyman
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