Juliet in August

Name: Juliet in August
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3 (1 reviews)
Author: Dianne Warren
ISBN: 9781452678238

Author: Dianne Warren

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell

Unabridged: 11 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/05/2012

Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction

Synopsis

Juliet, Saskatchewan, is a blink-and-you-miss-it kind of town—a dusty oasis on the edge of the Little Snake sand hills. It's easy to believe that nothing of consequence takes place there. But the hills vibrate with life, and the town's heart beats in the rich and overlapping stories of its people: the rancher afraid to accept responsibility for the land his adoptive parents left him; the bank manager grappling with a sudden understanding of his own inadequacy; a shy couple, well beyond middle age, struggling with the recognition of their feelings for each other. And somewhere, lost in the sand, a camel named Antoinette.

About Dianne Warren

Dianne Warren won several prizes for the short fiction that formed her first three books, including the Marian Engel Award for fiction in 2004, given by the Writers' Trust of Canada. Her first novel, Juliet in August (published as Cool Water in Canada), was long-listed for the Giller Prize and won the prestigious Governor General's Award in 2010, which are Canada's two major literary prizes. Dianne has lived in the province of Saskatchewan for most of her life. The Great Sand Hills are just west of the town of Swift Current, where 100 years ago her grandfather registered his homestead, and she remains close to her roots, retaining her love for the prairie landscape and rural ways and for the western humor that still thrives there. She lives with her husband and two sons in Regina.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jill

If you’re wondering whether Juliet in August is a book for you, ask yourself one question: are you a fan of character-based novels in which not a whole lot happens externally? In my case, the answer is a resounding “yes.” I happen to love books that integrate a strong sense of place with authentic, s......more