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The untimely resurrection of John Alexander Macneil / Lesley Choyce.
In this standalone novel set in Cape Breton, NS, 90-year-old John Alexander MacNeil wills himself back to life after his heart stops one night, and finds "Death" sitting at his kitchen table. What follows is a tale on the edge of reality, full of love, doubt, and the inexplicable details of an extraordinary life. John Alex needs to muster all the wisdom and courage he has to protect those around him from the dangers of an ever-changing world and the grim reaper he has come to know.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781773636399 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 255 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Halifax, NS : Roseway Publishing, an imprint of Fernwood Publishing, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
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| Subject: | Reality > Fiction. Death > Fiction. Old age > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Psychological fiction. Novels. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | FIC Choyc | 31681010338242 | FICTIONPBK | Available | - |
Lesley Choyce is the author of more than 100 books of literary fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction and young adult novels. He runs Pottersfield Press and has worked as editor with a wide range of Canadian authors. Choyce has been teaching English and creative writing at Dalhousie and other universities for over forty years. He has won the Dartmouth Book Award, Atlantic Poetry Prize and Ann Connor Brimer Award and has been short-listed for the Governor-Generalâs Award. In 2022 he was given the Atlantic Legacy Award for his âlasting contribution to the development of the literary arts in Atlantic Canada.â He surfs year-round in the North Atlantic.
