Emma Richler

Feed My Dear Dogs

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Produktbeschreibung

"I never really grasped why it was at all necessary to leave our house now and then and go to other houses, to play with other kids. . ." So begins Emma Richler's story that takes us back to the magical world of the Weiss family with Jem, the sensitive heroine of Sister Crazy, once again narrating. When Dad and Mum announce that they will leave their idyllic, rambling home in England to move to "Dad's country" (Canada), Jem is not sure it's such a good idea. Staying close to her nearly twin brother, Jude, Jem must find ways to cope with all of this unnecessary chaos. As the family journeys across the ocean and Mum becomes very ill, Jem knows things will never be the same and so she begins to retreat into her imagination: the history of astronomy and Shackleton's miraculous Antarctic mission captivate her and her world expands by her reading of Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur -- applying all she learns about knighthood, chivalry and loyalty to the family she loves. Slowly she begins to adjust to this new place -- she's playing hockey with the neighbourhood kids and feeling the intensity of Canadian winter -- but her world is suddenly thrown into disarray again: Jude, her touchstone, is going travelling and he hasn't made it clear when, or if, he'll return. Jude's breaking up of the Weiss family circle unmoors Jem and sets her off on a series of reminiscences about her magical early childhood -- and gives the reader a glimpse into the unusual, heartbreaking early life of her beautiful mother, Frances. Darkly humorous and full of intimate, funny-sad portraits, Feed My Dear Dogs explores the delicate emotions of childhood and leads us to a conclusion that at once reinforces andredefines familial love. "From the Hardcover edition.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: VINTAGE CANADA
• Seitenzahl: 512
• Erscheinungstermin: Januar 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 201mm x 132mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9780676976724
• ISBN-10: 0676976727
• Artikelnr.: 24560163

Autorenporträt

Emma Richler was born in England in 1961, the middle child of five. She attended a convent school in London until 1972, when the family relocated to Quebec, where her father, Mordecai Richler, and her mother, Florence Wood, were born. In Montreal, she attended a French convent school and later studied French literature at the University of Toronto and the Université de Provence in Southern France. Unlike her four siblings - all of whom have careers in media-she trained in the theatre, studying at the Circle in the Square in New York. Richler was an accomplished actor for over a decade, working in Canada at the Young People's Theatre in Toronto and at Stratford, and later in the UK, appearing in various plays and television and radio dramas. In 1998 she decided to give up acting to turn her attention to writing full-time. With full support and encouragement from her father, she completed her first book, Sister Crazy, a collection of related short stories. Published in 2002, it garnered high praise, became a bestseller, and was recognized by literary-prize juries on both sides of the Atlantic. Only three and a half weeks after finishing Sister Crazy, Richler began writing her first novel, Feed My Dear Dogs, which was published in 2005. Feed My Dear Dogs was a national bestseller and was described by many reviewers as one of the best books of the year. Emma Richler lives in London, England, and is currently at work on her third book.