Spadework

Findley, Timothy

ISBN 10: 0060194723 / ISBN 13: 9780060194727

Published by Harper, 2002

Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. Seller Inventory # S15H-01172

Synopsis:

Lust. Infidelity. Betrayal. Murder.

On a summer evening in Stratford, Ontario, the errant thrust of a gardener's spade slices a telephone cable into instant silence. The resulting disconnection is devastating. With the failure of one call to reach the house, an ambitious young actor becomes the victim of sexual blackmail. The blocking of a second call leads tragically to murder. And when a Bell Canada repairman arrives to mend the broken line, his innocent yet irresistible male beauty has explosive consequences.

In Spadework, Timothy Findley, a master storyteller and playwright, has created an electric wordplay of infidelity and morality set on the stage of Stratford, Ontario, Findley's home territory. In this fictional portrait of Canada's preeminent theater town, intrigue, passion, and ambition are always waiting in the wings. Findley peoples the town with theater folk, artists, writers, and visitors (both welcome and unwelcome), and with lives that are immediately recognizable as "Findley-esque" -- the lonely, the dispossessed, and the sexually troubled.

A story that ripples with ever-widening repercussions, a sensual, witty, and completely absorbing novel, Spadework is another Timothy Findley winner.

Review: (Findley’s) new novel is set against the backdrop of the Stratford Festival in Ontario, a milieu that he expertly cracks open. -- New York Times

A scandalously juicy novel... Entertaining backstage backstabbing exposes the staggering consequences of overweening ambition. -- Seattle Times

Spadework is Findley's darkest comedy yet. -- The Gazette (Montreal)

Bibliographic Details

Title: Spadework
Publisher: Harper
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included