Rare Birds

Now a Major Motion Picture from Lions Gate Films, Starring William Hurt, Molly Parker and Andy Jones

Dave Purcell is ready to call it quits on his marriage and his restaurant, The Auk. His wife has left for a posting at a Washington D.C. think tank and the restaurant, built on a remote cliff on Push Cove, Newfoundland, never really took off. Dave spends his days consuming the rare delights of his well-stocked wine cellar and larder. All seems lost until Dave’s neighbour, Alphonse Murphy, comes up with an ingenious scheme to save The Auk.

A noted writer for the stage, screen and radio, Edward Riche wrote the feature film Secret Nation and the stage plays Possible Maps and List of Lights. Other projects include CBC Radio’s “The Great Eastern” and scripts for the television comedy “Made in Canada,” as well as the screenplay for Rare Birds. Edward Riche lives in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Rare Birds is his first novel.