The Long Stretch (Signed and Lined, Canadian First Edition; First Printing)

MacIntyre, Linden

ISBN 10: 0773732098 / ISBN 13: 9780773732094

Published by Stoddart Publishing Company Limited, Toronto, ON, 1999

About this Item

A fine / fine first edition and first printing copy, purchased new and unread; signed by Linden MacIntyre on the title page with a passage from end of the book, "His face is saying something like;There is so much more." There is a small remainder mark to the bottom text block. Only opened for signing. A unique and scarce copy; signed by the Giller Prize winner of 2009.

Seller Inventory # 001682

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Long Stretch (Signed and Lined, Canadian First Edition; First Printing)
• Publisher: Stoddart Publishing Company Limited, Toronto, ON
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0773732098
• ISBN 13: 9780773732094
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

From a gifted storyteller and one of Canada’ s most respected journalists, The Long Stretch is a saga of love and war, the story of those who have "gone away" and those who are compelled to stay. In one apocalyptic night, John Gillis and his estranged cousin Sextus confront a half century of half-truths and suppositions that have shaped and scarred their lives, their families and their insular Cape Breton community. Telling stories that unravel a host of secrets, they begin to realize that they were damaged before they were born, their fathers and a close friend forming an unholy trilogy in a tragic moment of war. Among the roots of a complex and painful relationship, they uncover the truth of a fateful day John has spent 20 years trying to forget. Taut and brilliantly paced, etched with quiet humour and crafted with fiery dialogue, The Long Stretch is a mesmerizing novel in the tradition of Alistair MacLeod, David Adams Richards and Ann-Marie MacDonald.

About the Author

LINDEN MACINTYRE is one of Canada’s most distinguished broadcast journalists. The winner of nine Gemini Awards, he is the co-host of CBC Television’s the fifth estate, and has been involved in the production of documentaries and stories from all over the world. MacIntyre was born in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland, and grew up in Port Hastings, Cape Breton. He now lives in Toronto.