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The O'Briens
By (author):
Peter Behrens
Peter Behrens
Imprint:
House of Anansi Press - TorontoISBN:
9781770890336Product Form:
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English
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General Trade
Apr 28, 2012
$18.95 CAD
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8in x 5.25 x 1 in | 1.24 lbPage Count:
528 pages
House of Anansi Press Inc
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FICTION / Literary
New York Times Editors' Choice 2012, Commended
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"A major accomplishment." — New York Times
The O’Briens follows the family from The Law of Dreams two generations later: Joe O’Brien is coming of age in a new century in remote Pontiac County, Quebec, with his two brothers and two sisters by his side. Their father has abandoned the family and died in the South African war; their frail mother has remarried the abusive and lecherous Mick Heaney. Joe and his siblings escape the poverty and violence of the Pontiac, but as Joe travels the continent, building a business and a bright young family with his wife, Iseult, he is never quite able to leave his past behind.
Told from the perspectives of Joe, Iseult, and their children and spanning the construction of the Canadian railroad as well as both world wars, this is a majestic novel that mirrors the scope and sweep of what Wilfrid Laurier calls "Canada’s Century." Tragic, romantic, and as vivid as the novel that preceded it, The O’Briens is an epic of great heart, imagination, and narrative force.
Brimming with complex and nuanced characters, Behrens's second novel lives up to the expectations set by his award-winning debut. - Keith Cadieux, Winnipeg Free Press
Behren's characters are painfully real . . . the battle of the O'Brien family is as legendary and epic as any war. - Mike Landry, Telegraph-Journal
. . . a forward-looking novel . . . you want to turn the pages because the people become so real . . . but underlying the story is a nuance of tragedy and old sadness. - Veronica Ross, Kitchener-Waterloo Record
. . . a distinctly 20th-century -- and decidedly Canadian -- family epic . . . pitch-perfect. - Charles Foran, National Post
. . . tragic and warm . . . lush with Canadian history . . . - Lindsay Rainingbird, The Coast
For sheer reading satisfaction, The O'Briens is a treat waiting for everyone who read and enjoyed The Law of Dreams. - Andrew Armitage, Owen Sound Sun Times
A truly wonderful writer who will no doubt be dominating the literary award nomination lists this fall. - Marianne Ackerman, Montreal Gazette
[The O'Briens] is impressive in its scope and ambitious in its goals. Behrens's writing is always tight, and some of his descriptions are flat-out jaw-dropping. - William Kowalski, Globe and Mail
Behrens' fine writing moves readers from one decade to the next, and we become more attached to each of the characters with each passing year . . . a sweeping Canadian saga that will carry readers along. - Tracy Sherlock, Vancouver Sun
. . . Behrens does an excellent job of exposing the particulars of life . . . extremely moving . . . - Candace Fertile, Edmonton Journal
... Behrens deliver[s] beautifully ... thrilling and poignant. - Marianne Ackerman, Montreal Review of Books
...unforgettable... - Megan O'Grady, Vogue
Moments of grace and romance are rocked by cruel words and violence in this epic, a piece of rough beauty itself. - Publishers Weekly
Time and time again, Behrens proves himself a first-rate seanchaí, the Irish term for a storyteller, by bringing the O’Brien clan to life on the page. - James McElroy, Washington Post
The O'Briens is a major accomplishment. - John Vernon, New York Times
... fine storytelling ... - Ellen Emry Heltzel, Seattle Times
[The O'Briens] immerses readers in a river of narrative that seems less like fiction than lived experience ... striking and heartfelt ... - Wendy Smith, Daily Beast
"Behrens is a beautiful writer ... this is a novel whose vision affirms life in the very best ways." - Roberta Silman, The Arts Fuse
"Peter Behrens is a master of the art of storytelling." - Julie Christine, Chalk the Sun
