John Bemrose's highly acclaimed national bestseller tells the story of a family who slips from fortune's favour in a southwestern Ontario mill town during the mid-1960s. Like his father before him, Alf Walker is a fixer in the local textile mill. When a labour dispute forces him to choose between loyalty to his friends and his own advancement, Alf's actions inadvertently set in motion a series of events that will reverberate far into the future. Meanwhile, Alf's wife, Margaret, must reconcile her middle-class upbringing ...
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John Bemrose's highly acclaimed national bestseller tells the story of a family who slips from fortune's favour in a southwestern Ontario mill town during the mid-1960s. Like his father before him, Alf Walker is a fixer in the local textile mill. When a labour dispute forces him to choose between loyalty to his friends and his own advancement, Alf's actions inadvertently set in motion a series of events that will reverberate far into the future. Meanwhile, Alf's wife, Margaret, must reconcile her middle-class upbringing with her blue-collar reality, as her marriage is undermined by forces she cannot name. And after their eldest son, Joe, falls headlong for a girl he first glimpses on a bridge, the boy finds his world overturned by the passion and uncertainty of young love. At once intimate and epic in scope, "The Island Walkers" follows the Walker family to the very bottom of their night, only to confirm, in the end, life's regenerative power.
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Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0771011113. Tight square unmarked book in dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Giller Prize Finalist sticker applied to front panel.; 1.42 x 9.17 x 6.3 Inches; 504 pages.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0771011113. Tight square unmarked book in dust jacket with touches of shelfwear.; 1.42 x 9.17 x 6.3 Inches; 504 pages.
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Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0771011113. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY-customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery.; Minor wear to upper tips, some smudges on fore-edge of text. First impression. Flat-signed by Bemrose on title page.; 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Signed by Author.
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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! Signed Canadian first edition, second printing. Signed on the title page by author. Contains numberline 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. 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.
