Street of Riches

Roy, Gabrielle

ISBN 10: 0803289472 / ISBN 13: 9780803289475

Published by University of Nebraska Press (edition Reprint), 1993

About this Item

It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Seller Inventory # 0803289472-11-1

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Street of Riches
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press (edition Reprint)
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803289472
• ISBN 13: 9780803289475
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Reprint.
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

". . . A lovely and appealing book, written with great skill."—Kirkus

Semiautobiographical and universal in appeal, Street of Riches is about a young girl's growing up in a suburb of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Here is Christine, the perceptive narrator of The Road Past Altamont (also a Bison Book), awakening to natural and sometimes terrifying beauty, to family history, to the nuances of social life, to sexuality, to selfhood. A mother's romantic yearning for freedom, a father's roving career as an immigration officer, a beautiful sister's early demise, a host of other in very human situations—all contribute to the way Christine will view the world as a writer.

About the Author

Gabrielle Roy has been called the Canadian Willa Cather because of their affinity in style and theme. Street of Riches won both the Governor-General's Award for Fiction and the French Prix Duvernay.