At age forty-two, Allison Chamberlain is still making a half-hearted attempt to figure out what she wants to be when she grows up. Although she has been a pew-sitting member of a church for seven years, "prophet" has never been on the short list of possible careers. Then, one Sunday, Allison senses
Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet
โ Scribed by Proulx, Joanne
- Book ID
- 109523709
- Publisher
- Soho Press
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 205 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781569474877
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
"Joanne Proulx's debut novel is an impressive literary feat. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet is a pitch-perfect glimpse of that powerful yet paradoxically fragile moment in adolescence when the world is rushing at you and you are rushing at it."--Katharine Weber, author of Triangle
"Proulx is . . . a talented inhabitor of people unlike herself . . . every new writer so blessed should be cherished."--Toronto Star
"A narrative rippling with the author's insight slyly encoded in the hormone itch and cooler-than-thou posturing of a mixed-up teen. . . . Beguiling."--The Globe and Mail
"Joanne Proulx's debut novel rocks, and her teenage protagonist, Luke Hunter . . . rules. . . . This is a great book."--National Post (Canada)
" A contemporary coming of age story that feels authentic to its times. It has some rough language and doesn't shy away from depicting the kinds of things that a lot of teens do--in...
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