Author : Paul Gallant
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781773660875
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (68 download)
Book Synopsis Still More Stubborn Stars by : Paul Gallant
Download or read book Still More Stubborn Stars written by Paul Gallant and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-02 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Still More Stubborn Stars follows the story of Roger, a hapless but enthusiastic Come-from-Away who, arriving in Prince Edward Island with his family as a child, struggles to figure out the 'Island' way of life. Roger eventually rises to power, founding the sprawling Acadian Culture Centre in rural western PEI. Here he becomes an impresario of Acadian kitsch and a catalyst of cultural change -- not without getting his heart broken and making a few enemies. When Roger dies suddenly at age 47, the death notice in the local newspaper unexpectedly lists a special friend, a married woman and talented fiddler, setting off conflict and soul-searching in the Up West community. Roger's escapades fuel a comic, moving and sometimes thrilling drama across four decades of Prince Edward Island life. Taking place during the era of PEI's Comprehensive Development Plan (a government scheme to modernize the province), the renaissance of Acadian culture in the Island's rural communities and the campaign to build a fixed link eventually the Confederation Bridge -- connecting PEI to the mainland this debut fiction will captivate and delight.