A Globe and Mail Notable Book of the Year Sonny Aalto, a restless middle-aged businessman, has spent his life running away from those closest to him. When his estranged, larger-than-life father, Timo, becomes too sick to care for himself, Sonny reluctantly returns to his childhood home of Vancouver Island, where he learns his father is not only dying but wants to die on his own terms - with Sonny's help. But before facing the gravity of what's ahead, the two embark on a journey to Australia, in search of a woman from ...
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A Globe and Mail Notable Book of the Year Sonny Aalto, a restless middle-aged businessman, has spent his life running away from those closest to him. When his estranged, larger-than-life father, Timo, becomes too sick to care for himself, Sonny reluctantly returns to his childhood home of Vancouver Island, where he learns his father is not only dying but wants to die on his own terms - with Sonny's help. But before facing the gravity of what's ahead, the two embark on a journey to Australia, in search of a woman from their past, and over the course of the next few months their adventures will reveal difficult truths about fathers and sons, about families, about how we live and how we die - and about the good and bad things that distance can sometimes provide. Wise and irreverent, deeply moving, at times comic, and with vivid settings ranging from the frozen banks of Ottawa's Rideau Canal to the lushness of Vancouver Island, from the bustle of downtown Sydney to the sun-baked desolation of the Queensland outback, Distance is Jack Hodgins's most rewarding novel to date.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. Size: 6x1x9; We're happy to combine shipping to save you some money. We're also always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of any and all books for you, please just ask! Canadian first edition, first printing. Contains number line 1 2 3 4 5. Virtually no wear to jacket. Jacket is NOT price clipped. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. No tears or creases. The book itself is in Near Fine condition. The binding is straight and tight. NO remainder mark.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0771041993. Flat signed by author on title page. Rubbing to tips of d/j, 1cm tear at top d/j spine. Lean to spine. Moisture staining to outer edges of text block. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY-customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery.; 9.1 X 5.7 X 1.7 inches; 392 pages; Signed by Author.
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Fine in Fine (-) jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Signed by Author (CAD) 1st printing. SIGNED BY AUTHOR to the title page, no othe rmarkings, Fine in unclipped Fine (-) dustkact with closed 1/8" tear to base of spine; DJ is in mylar sleeve. Hardcover, 383pp. From the jacket: In this novel, Sony Aalto flies back to Vancouve Island, where he learns that his difficult father pnly has months to live and can't cope on his own. Their adventures ove the next few months teach them, and us about fathers and sons, about families and about the good and bad things that distance provides. (2.1 JM 0322.
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0771041993. Signed by Author; Signed by the author on the title page. Book is in unread condition. DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9"-10" tall; 383 pages; Sonny Aalto, a restless middle-aged businessman, has spent his life running away from those closest to him. When his estranged, larger-than-life father, Timo, becomes too sick to care for himself, Sonny reluctantly returns to his childhood home of Vancouver Island, where he learns his father is not only dying but wants to die on his own terms – with Sonny's help. But before facing the gravity of what's ahead, the two embark on a journey to Australia, in search of a woman from their past, and over the course of the next few months their adventures will reveal difficult truths about fathers and sons, about families, about how we live and how we die – and about the good and bad things that distance can sometimes provide. Wise and irreverent, deeply moving, at times comic, and with vivid settings ranging from the frozen banks of Ottawa's Rideau Canal to the lushness of Vancouver Island, from the bustle of downtown Sydney to the sun-baked desolation of the Queensland outback.