{"product_id":"causeway-isbn-9780002557207","title":"Causeway","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Giller Prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Bishop's Man\u003c\/em\u003e comes a stunning Cape Breton coming-of-age story, enchanting, hilarious, and heartbreaking\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction and the Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNational bestseller and a \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of the Year and Finalist for the OLA Evergreen Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCauseway\u003c\/em\u003e is Linden MacIntyre’s evocative memoir of his Cape Breton childhood. At once a vibrant coming-of-age story, a portrait of a vanishing way of life and a reflection on fathers and sons, the narrative revolves around the construction of the Canso Causeway that would link the small Cape Breton village of MacIntyre’s childhood to the wide world of the mainland. Shot through with humour, humanity and vivid characters, \u003cem\u003eCauseway\u003c\/em\u003e is an extraordinary book, a memoir that has set a new standard for the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“MacIntyre’s novelistic style and the stories of men, dogs, work, mining, liquor, church, politics, and fate are reminiscent of \u003cem\u003eNo Great Mischief\u003c\/em\u003e, by another Cape Bretoner, Alistair MacLeod.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“More than a historical memoir, \u003cem\u003eCauseway\u003c\/em\u003e is like a set of lessons on how to write a memoir. Unsentimental, unpretentious, evocative and written in clear rhythmical prose, this book should give pleasure to everyone.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eCauseway\u003c\/em\u003e is an honest-to-God writer’s memoir.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eCauseway\u003c\/em\u003e explores a world which depicts a certain region of Cape Breton as it was ‘before Canada joined it.’ The book aches with details that are both rational and emotional. . . . MacIntyre is a fine writer.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlistair MacLeod, author of No Great Mischief\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A touching portrayal of a father and son relationship and the pain of leaving home.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaura M. Mac Donald, author of The Curse of the Narrows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A sweet and edgy coming-of-age story that reads like a good conversation over many drinks.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnn-Marie MacDonald, author of Fall On Your Knees\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Full of a sweet longing for the happiness he remembered and the smooth confident flow of Gaelic conversation. . . . As long as the island continues to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eproduce storytellers like MacIntyre, it will never entirely die.”\u003cp\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMontreal Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888339480805,"sku":"NP9780002557207","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/causeway-isbn-9780002557207","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}