The Year of Broken Glass EPUB
by Joe Denham
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Joe Denhams debut novel The Year of Broken Glass follows struggling crab fisherman Francis Ferris Wichbauns journey across the Pacific Ocean to deliver a legendary glass fishing float to an enigmatic, high-paying collector. Against a backdrop of worldwide seismic devastation, Ferris is forced to confront increasing concern for his two familieshis wife Anna and their son Willow, and his girlfriend Jin Su and their baby daughter Emilyas well as pervasive feelings of disappointment and disillusionment. In the midst of his contemplation, he becomes entangled in both a romantic affair with his travelling companion and an ancient legend that seems to offer the possibility of redemption.
Denhams poetic background is evident in the novels entrancing imagery and thematic complexity, yet in his transition to prose he has also succeeded in crafting a unique, unpredictable plot and intriguing, sincerely rendered characters. Haunted by environmental degradation and human suffering, Denham affixes the carefree Wedding Guest in all of us with his glittering prose and weaves a story that is both sobering and compelling.
Denhams poetic background is evident in the novels entrancing imagery and thematic complexity, yet in his transition to prose he has also succeeded in crafting a unique, unpredictable plot and intriguing, sincerely rendered characters. Haunted by environmental degradation and human suffering, Denham affixes the carefree Wedding Guest in all of us with his glittering prose and weaves a story that is both sobering and compelling.
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- Format:EPUB
- Pages:326 pages
- Publisher:Harbour Publishing Co. Ltd.
- Publication Date:15/06/2015
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- ISBN:9780889712850
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:EPUB
- Pages:326 pages
- Publisher:Harbour Publishing Co. Ltd.
- Publication Date:15/06/2015
- Category:
- ISBN:9780889712850
