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Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet

โœ Scribed by Proulx, Joanne


Book ID
109523709
Publisher
Soho Press
Year
2008
Tongue
English
Weight
205 KB
Category
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781569474877

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โœฆ 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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