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OverviewLike the rare Mother Argonaut, which cradles her young but is not attached, Anna Tougas was destined to cast off her child and start a new life. That the purpose of that life was revolution was a mystery to Maude Digby until she determined to discover her family origins. Her reunion with Anna triggers their arrest under the War Measures Act and ignites a family firestorm of shock, bewilderment, and sense of betrayal. Though the plot centres on the dramatic and tragic events of the 1970 October Crisis in Québec, the novel spans several decades as Maude's discovery takes the story back to 1950 and propels it forward to the 1995 Sovereignty Referendum, and later still into a new generation. Argonauta is the story of five people living in a tumultuous time, their choices, and the effect of those choices on those they love - within and without the family tree. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Deborah a M Phillips , Natalia StarikovaPublisher: FriesenPress Imprint: FriesenPress Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.358kg ISBN: 9781460243329ISBN 10: 1460243323 Pages: 136 Publication Date: 15 October 2014 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationDeborah A. M. Phillips (Lapointe) has published articles and poetry in both English and French. She has a degree in Literature & Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia and resides in Mount Pleasant, Vancouver. Argonauta, her debut novel, set in Québec during the 1970 October Crisis, is an unsettlingly realistic portrait of a family torn by their own crisis of separation and identity. Though Argonauta reads like a thriller it also exposes acutely the cultural and familial tensions of the dispossessed. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |