Trickster Drift [SIGNED / FIRST]

Robinson, Eden

ISBN 10: 073527343X ISBN 13: 9780735273436

Published by Knopf Canada, 2018

Language: English

Condition: Used - Very good Hardcover

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Signed in silver pen on the title page. Text is otherwise clean and bright. Binding remains solid. Jacket is VG-, with small abrasion at top right corner due to removal of store sticker. Spine, back cover, and flaps are crisp and clean. Includes some promotional materials - 'dear reader' card, Penguin Random House promotional bookmark, and a bookmark with a quote from the book.

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Title: Trickster Drift [SIGNED / FIRST]
Publisher: Knopf Canada
Publication Date: 2018
Language: English
ISBN 10: 073527343X
ISBN 13: 9780735273436
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Following the Scotiabank Giller Prize-shortlisted Son of a Trickster comes Trickster Drift, the second book in Eden Robinson's captivating Trickster trilogy.

In an effort to keep all forms of magic at bay, Jared, 17, has quit drugs and drinking. But his troubles are not over: now he's being stalked by David, his mom's ex--a preppy, khaki-wearing psycho with a proclivity for rib-breaking. And his mother, Maggie, a living, breathing badass as well as a witch, can't protect him like she used to because he's moved away from Kitimat to Vancouver for school.
Even though he's got a year of sobriety under his belt (no thanks to his enabling, ever-partying mom), Jared also struggles with the temptation of drinking. And he's got to get his grades up, find a job that doesn't involve weed cookies, and somehow live peacefully with his Aunt Mave, who has been estranged from the family ever since she tried to "rescue" him as a baby from his mother. An indigenous activist and writer, Mave smothers him with pet names and hugs, but she is blind to the real dangers that lurk around them--the spirits and supernatural activity that fill her apartment.
As the son of a Trickster, Jared is a magnet for magic, whether he hates it or not--he sees ghosts, he sees the monster moving underneath his Aunt Georgina's skin, he sees the creature that comes out of his bedroom wall and creepily wants to suck his toes. He also still hears the Trickster in his head, and other voices too. When the David situation becomes a crisis, Jared can't ignore his true nature any longer.

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER

"The book is full of light and love. Robinson has a loopy and wonderful sense of humour, expressed not just by her trademark laughter but her delightful author's bios." --The Globe and Mail

"Robinson balances realist, coming-of-age subject matter against a supernatural horror-fantasy plot with a comic tone. . . . Robinson understands, like few writers do, how comedy (when committed to fully) can enhance and deepen unfunny emotions such as horror, sadness and pain." --Winnipeg Free Press

"Canadian Haisla/Heiltsuk writer Eden Robinson has delivered the second in her Trickster trilogy--the first installment, Son of a Trickster, was shortlisted for the Giller Prize. Trickster Drift is even better. It's an enlightening, entertaining and very funny novel." --NOW Magazine

"Robinson handles the new instalment of Jared's story with ease and grace, her trademark good humour and often-disturbing imagination in equal display. Trickster Drift unfolds with the tempo of a literary realist novel, unfolding to include multiple facets of the urban indigenous experience while continuing to incorporate mysteries from other worlds. . . . The third novel can't come soon enough." --Toronto Star

"Riveting sequel. . . . Robinson has created a smart, funny and very likeable character in Jared and the reader will yearn for his success and fear for him as the evitable pull to embrace his power is realized." --Pique (Whistler, BC)

"Straddles the line between violent trauma and humour and tenderness so gracefully. . . . [Robinson] expresses the internal compass of someone's mind in such a real way." --National Observer (interview)

"If you liked Jared in the first book, you will love him in this one." --Greater Victoria Public Library

"The mix of sharp comedy, quick character sketches, and unsettling horror is note-perfect." --Quill & Quire

PRAISE FOR SON OF A TRICKSTER, FIRST OF THE TRICKSTER TRILOGY:

NATIONAL BESTSELLER
Shortlisted for the Sunburst Award (Adult Category) [2018]
Finalist for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize [2018]
Nominated for the Ontario Library Association's Evergreen Award [2018]
Shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize [2017]

"A novel that shimmers with magic and vitality, featuring a compelling narrator, somewhere between Holden Caulfield and Harry Potter. Just when you think Jared's teenage journey couldn't be more grounded in gritty, grinding reality, his addled perceptions take us into a realm beyond his small town life, somewhere both seductive and dangerous. Energetic, often darkly funny, sometimes poignant, this is a book that will resonate long after the reader has devoured the final page." --2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize jury (Andr� Alexis, Anita Rau Badami, Lynn Coady and Richard Beard)

"Eden Robinson at her untidy best." --The Globe and Mail

"Bursting with glee, exuberance, and wit. . . . This trilogy could shape up to be the new Canadian canon in the making." --Literary Review of Canada

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