Ratings14
Average rating4.1
"Derek Ouelette's glory days are behind him. His hockey career ended a decade earlier in a violent incident on ice, and since then he's been living off his reputation in the remote northern community where he grew up, drinking too much and fighting anyone who crosses him. But he never counts on his long-lost sister, Beth, showing up one day out of the blue, back in town and on the run from an abusive boyfriend. Looking to hide out for a while, the two siblings hunker down in a secluded hunting camp deep in the local woods. It is there that they attempt to find a way to reconnect with each other and the painful secrets of their past even as Beth's ex draws closer, threatening to pull both Derek and Beth back into a world of self-destruction that they are fighting tooth and nail to leave behind" --
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Another one that I read for book club. I enjoyed the artistic choices and how difficult conversations and topics were handled. The town the story was told in felt very real. I think it could have used a little more polishing. As one the people in book club pointed out, it would be nice to see more of the time between the past we flash back to and the present.- ex) why is everyone in town so forgiving of the disgraced hockey player. Is there more to the story beyond his fame in the past.
Very simple yet incredibly moving (though I'm heavily biased towards stories that feature symbolic dogs).
Art A++ as usual.