Spadework - Softcover

Findley, Timothy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0006393071 ISBN 13: 9780006393078

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2003

Synopsis

Spadework was Timothy Findley’s final novel before his death in June 2002. An electric word play of infidelity and morality, it is fitting that the novel is set in Stratford, the town where Findley began his career as an actor. Now in a PerennialCanada edition, Spadework will join Findley’s wonderful body of work, a collection to be enjoyed again and again.

Known for his gift in plumbing the depths of the human condition, Findley digs deep in Spadework with a cast of characters, each one motivated by addictions and ambitions, each one very alone. Set in the steamy summer of 1998, events such as the Lewinsky scandal, a hostage-taking in Peru and a severed phone line connect―and disconnect―a story singed by lust, power, adultery and ambition. A bestseller in cloth and a smash hit in mass market, Spadework’s Perennial edition will appeal to Findley’s legion of literary fans.

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About the Author

Timothy Findley's recent titles include Pilgrim, which was a finalist for the Giller Prize and his first published in the United States; You Went Away; Dust to Dust; and The Piano Man's Daughter. He was also the author of the acclaimed Headhunter, Not Wanted on the Voyage, Famous Last Words, and The Wars. His most recent play, Elizabeth Rex, won the Governor General's Award for Drama. His work has won innumerable honors, including the Governor General's Award for Fiction and the Edgar Award. He was the only three-time recipient of the Canadian Authors Association Award, bestowed for fiction, nonfiction, and drama. He was an Officer of the Order of Canada and, in France, Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. He split his time between homes in Stratford, Ontario and the south of France. He died in France in June 2002 at the age of 71.

Edition details

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0006393071
• ISBN 13: 9780006393078
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 432