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A Place Apart
A Place Apart
A Place Apart
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A Place Apart

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Long-listed for the 2006 Re-Lit Award for Best Novel

For 15-year-old Cathy Mugan, "a place apart" is where she longs to be: apart from her mother, an unhinged, uncontrollable terror who explodes at the slightest provocation. So Cathy has a chance to work at a rectory for the summer, she seizes it.

But "a place apart" is also where Cathy is: surrounded by violence, a cowering father, and a contemptuous brother, she is almost completely alone. Her closest friend exists only in her imagination, a frightening sign that perhaps Cathy has more in common with her mad mother than she - or the reader - wants to believe

Stirring and dramatic, this is an unforgettable debut from Canada’s next major author. Engaging characters, enthralling scenes, and lyrical beauty will make A Place Apart stay with readers for years.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherDundurn
Release dateApr 1, 2005
ISBN9781554884827
A Place Apart
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Maureen Lennon

Maureen Lennon brings a background in journalism and law to her explorations of the inner worlds of human beings. A Place Apart is her first novel.

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