Hating Gladys - Softcover

Gom, Leona

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1894549198 ISBN 13: 9781894549196

Publisher: Sumach Pr, 2002

Synopsis

Gladys Pratt was in control, the mistress of her own domain. In the sixties she and her husband were running a lodge in a remote area of the Yukon. Communication to the outside world was by mail, if it got out. Gladys was a tyrant. Deeply unhappy in her own life, she made life miserable for everyone around her — her house-keeper, her cooks and the young women who worked as her waitresses during the summer months. Kendy and Elke were two of them — fresh out of high school and heading to university, they anticipated earning enough money to pay their first semester's tuition. Elke was shy and timid, new at waitressing and often the butt of Gladys's wrath. But Kendy was more confident and found the courage to stand up to Gladys, and for that Gladys's punishment was devastating.

Flash forward: Vancouver 2000. Kendy is a successful entrepreneur, and Elke a university professor. One summer day, Elke spots Gladys on the bus. She's shocked at seeing Gladys and struggles with the fierce emotions that threaten to engulf her. Elke seeks out Kendy; neither has forgotten their Yukon summer. Kendy thirsts for revenge and draws the reluctant Elke into a plan.

Hating Gladys is a story of conflicting emotions told from both Elke's and Glady's points of view. Their disparate voices weave a story of wit and irony, humour and anguish. Gom explores the damaged lives of younger and older women learning to deal with bitterness and betrayal, the destructive impulses of a dangerous hatred, and the treacherous but remedial ways of understanding and forgiveness.

About this title

About the Author:

About the Author: Leona Gom is a West Coast writer, poet and former university instructor, and the author of the Vicky Bauer Mystery series. Her novels, poems and short stories have been published in England, Europe, the US, Australia and New Zealand. Two of her plays have been produced for radio in North America. Born in rural Alberta, she now lives in White Rock, British Columbia.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sumach Pr
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1894549198
• ISBN 13: 9781894549196
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272