The library emails me a monthly newsletter listing of bestsellers, so last night I downloaded
Canada (thinking it was about Canada - it's not. Also not a bestseller, I don't think, but I won't hold that against them -- it's free).
Looks interesting, though, and will be good summer reading...
Quote:“Canada,” Ford’s seventh novel to date, begins in Montana in 1960. It’s narrated by Dell Parsons, the son of a retired Air Force pilot, and a schoolteacher. At the beginning of the novel, Dell’s parents are sent to jail for robbing a bank, leaving him and his twin sister, Berner, to fend for themselves. The story illustrates the way that one foolish decision can destroy a whole family, mapping out a future of destitution and loneliness. The book sees Ford return to a simpler style of prose, marking a distinctive shift away from the more elaborate language of the Frank Bascombe novels.
The
CSMonitor profiles the author, Richard Ford, today and his thoughts on how writing is an act of optimism.
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