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The Little Shadows

September 4, 2012 | Trade paperback
ISBN: 9780385668934
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Description

Set in a vanished time, and in the fantastically rich world of vaudeville, The Little Shadows revolves around three sisters: Aurora, the eldest and most beautiful, sixteen when the book opens; thoughtful Clover, who is fourteen; and the youngest, joyous headstrong sprite Bella, who is thirteen. The girls, overseen by their fond but barely coping Mama, must make their living as a singing act after the untimely death of their father. They begin with little besides youth and hope, but Endicott's genius is to show how the three girls evolve into true artists. In gorgeous prose and through unforgettable characters, Marina Endicott takes us onto the brightly lit stage and then into the little shadows that lurk behind the curtain, and reveals how the art of vaudeville--in all its variety, madness, melodrama, hilarity and sorrow--echoes the art of life itself.

About this Author

MARINA ENDICOTT's much-celebrated novel, Good to a Fault, won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book, and was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. Her next, The Little Shadows, was shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award and longlisted for the Giller Prize. The novel that followed, Close to Hugh, was also shortlisted for the GGLA and nominated for the Giller Prize. Her most recent novel, The Difference, was published to acclaim in Canada and the US (Norton). Endicott lived for many years in Edmonton, Alberta, and now lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

ISBN: 9780385668934
Format: Trade paperback
Pages: 544
Publisher: Doubleday Canada
Published: 2012-09-04

Reviews

"The Little Shadows should come with a warning label: You will stay up too late at night reading this book. And in the morning, your first thoughts will be about its characters. Are they all right? How will they manage?"
--The Gazette

"Endicott catches the flavour of the times with her diction and attentiveness to sensory details, transporting readers to a harsh world mitigated only by personal connections and applause. . . . The bright lights of the stage also cast dark shadows, and Endicott explores both with gentle wisdom."
--Edmonton Journal

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