Overview

Acadian Shorelines relays the hijinks and heartaches of teenager Tommy Breau growing up in the late 1960s in a small Acadian fishing village in Nova Scotia, where American radio broadcasts of pop music, world news, and baseball come in more clearly than the Habs games from Montreal. Hilarious and heart-breaking in equal measure and featuring a rich cast of smart but clueless friends, wished-for girlfriends, and a loving if strict family, Acadian Shorelines has the adult Tommy looking back and wondering whether the French Catholic upbringing he was so eager to escape may have been the best years of his life.

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""A delightful novel, bittersweet, comical, and immersive, where calamities-small and large-occur to beloved characters in a distinctly Canadian community. Narrated with equal parts wry humour and a compassion for the younger self that only comes with hindsight, this is a book you'll want to share."" - Nicola Davison, author of Decoding Dot Grey ""Acadian Shorelines is a funny, tender-hearted tale. A thoroughly charming debut."" - Jane Doucet, author of Fishnets & Fantasies

Author Information

Patrick d'Entremont is a former newspaper and magazine columnist who now writesnovels set in rural Nova Scotia, based on his childhood growing up in the 1960s. This ishis first published novel.Patrick grew up in West Pubnico, a fishing community in the Acadian region founded in1653, where descendants of the original families continue to live to this day. His coming-of-age stories reflect how growing up in this milieu shaped who he became as an adult, areminiscing that he hopes resonates with many people, whether or not of Acadiandescent.Patrick lives in Halifax with his wife, Cindy.

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