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Written in luminous prose, The Whirlpool is a haunting tale set in Niagara Falls, Ontario, in the summer of 1889. This is the season of reckless river stunts, a time when the undertaker’s widow is busy with funerals, her days shadowed by her young son’s curious silence. Across the street in Kick’s Hotel, where Fleda and her husband, David McDougal, have temporary rooms, Fleda dreams of the place above the whirlpool where she first encountered the poet, a man who enters her life and, unwittingly, changes everything. As the summer progresses, the lives of these characters become entangled, and darker, more sinister currents gain momentum.
The Whirlpool, Jane Urquhart’s first novel, received Le prix du meilleur livre étranger (Best Foreign Book Award) in France and marked the brilliant debut of a major voice in Canadian fiction.
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- PublisherMcClelland & Stewart
- Publication date1986
- ISBN 10 0771086555
- ISBN 13 9780771086557
- BindingPaperback
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THE WHIRLPOOL
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ISBN 10: 0771086555
ISBN 13: 9780771086557
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. John Trumbull; (illustrator). First Printing - First Thus. 237 pp. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; previous owner's name inside; no other interior markings. The cover features a detail of Niagara Falls from Below the Great Cascade on the British Side, by John Trumball, circa 1809. Set in Niagara Falls in the summer of 1889, it is the season of reckless river stunts, a time when the undertaker's widow is busy with funerals, her days shadowed by her young son's curious silence. Across the street in Kick's Hotel, where Fleda and her husband, David McDougal, have temporary rooms, Fleda dreams of the place above the whirlpool where she first encountered the poet, a man who enters her life and, unwittingly, changes everything. As the summer progresses, the lives of these characters become entangled, and darker, more sinister currents gain momentum. Size: 8vo. Book. Seller Inventory # 224357
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THE WHIRLPOOL
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ISBN 10: 0771086555
ISBN 13: 9780771086557
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. John Trumbull; (illustrator). First Printing - First Thus. 237 pp. Trade paperback format. Personalized inscription by Jane Urquhart on the title page. Light edge and corner wear with a flat uncreased spine; two holes from a staple in the front endpaper. The cover features a detail of Niagara Falls from Below the Great Cascade on the British Side, by John Trumball, circa 1809. Set in Niagara Falls in the summer of 1889, it is the season of reckless river stunts, a time when the undertaker's widow is busy with funerals, her days shadowed by her young son's curious silence. Across the street in Kick's Hotel, where Fleda and her husband, David McDougal, have temporary rooms, Fleda dreams of the place above the whirlpool where she first encountered the poet, a man who enters her life and, unwittingly, changes everything. As the summer progresses, the lives of these characters become entangled, and darker, more sinister currents gain momentum. Size: 8vo. Signed by Author(s). Book. Seller Inventory # 224356
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