Martin Sloane
by Redhill, Michael
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0385259875
- ISBN 13
- 9780385259873
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About This Item
Toronto, ON, Canada: Doubleday Canada, Limited, 2001. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Martin Sloane, the protagonist of Redhill's elegant debut, is an Irish-born Canadian who makes dioramas from "found objects." Among these chanced-upon entities is the book's narrator herself, Jolene Iolas, a Bard undergrad who happens upon Martin's work and falls in love with the artist. Their affair lasts several years, until one day Martin purposefully and inexplicably vanishes. Achingly sweet in its execution, the novel explores what it means to love, as we follow a dual narrative: Jolene's attempt to recover after Martin disappears, and Martin's own childhood memories of Ireland, as retold by Jolene. "It's not really safe to love other people, is it?" asks Jolene's former college roommate Molly, in Ireland years later to help Jolene track Martin down. Redhill's book reminds us that love can be half imaginary. even Jolene's recollections of Martin's childhood must pass through the lens of Martin's inventiveness: one story that Martin tells Jolene and Molly is proven a lovely fabrication. Then, too, our sense of love is shaped by our own desire. In a surprise ending, Jolene visits someone who asks for information about Martin, to which Jolene responds: "Whatever I tell you about him will just end up being about myself." A memorable and satisfying read, Redhill's book leaves the reader with a child's sense of nostalgia and a sympathy for the impasses of adulthood.
Synopsis
Michael Redhill is the author of four poetry collections, most recently Asphodel (1997) and Light-crossing (2001). As a playwright, his most recent works are Doubt and Building Jerusalem , winner of the 2000 Dora Award for Outstanding New Play. He is one of the editors of Brick , a literary magazine. Redhill lives and works in Toronto.
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- Bookseller
- Livres Norrois (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 108666
- Title
- Martin Sloane
- Author
- Redhill, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0385259875
- ISBN 13
- 9780385259873
- Publisher
- Doubleday Canada, Limited
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- Date Published
- 2001
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- FICTION_ROMANCE_CONTEMPORARY TORONTO (ONT.)_FICTION DUBLIN (IRELAND)_FICTION
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- English books;
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