Book of the Week: The Son of a Certain Woman by Wayne Johnston
A new book by one of the premiere Canadian novelists is always an event.
The Son of a Certain Woman is the most recent novel from Wayne Johnston, author of bestsellers like A World Elsewhere and The Colony of Unrequited Dreams. The Son of a Certain Woman is a coming-of-age story set in St. John's, Newfoundland in the 1950s. Percy Joyce is an outsider.
He's an unbaptized child, raised by a single mother in a predominently
Catholic community. He's also set apart from others his age by a
congenital disfigurement and by his fierce intelligence. It has been described as Johnston's funniest novel yet.
On September 17, Wayne Johnston's newest novel The Son of a Certain woman will be released. You can place holds on the library's copies now, though.
Wayne Johnston is appearing as part of The eh List Author series:
Online Chat with Book Buzz, Thursday September 12, 7 PM
Participate on our website!
Author Visit at Northern District Branch, Tuesday September 24, 12:30 PM
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