William Andrews’ first novel examines life in a small PEI community
\nin the 1940s and 50s as changes, so common in the rest
\nof the world, begin to take hold. Using a road as an allegory, he
\nweaves a lyrical tale of simple country people, their struggles
\nand their joys. The story is told through the eyes of a boy called
\nJake: he is the witness to life on the Hook Road and the events
\nthat change that life forever. The book is in some ways like a
\nlong poem: the people and the world they inhabit are richly
\nand meticulously described, and the superb writing takes the
\nreader to a world no one will ever see again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
William Andrews’ first novel examines life in a small PEI community
\nin the 1940s and 50s as changes, so common in the rest
\nof the world, begin to take hold. Using a road as an allegory, he
\nweaves a lyrical tale of simple country people, their struggles
\nand their joys. The story is told through the eyes of a boy called
\nJake: he is the witness to life on the Hook Road and the events
\nthat change that life forever. The book is in some ways like a
\nlong poem: the people and the world they inhabit are richly
\nand meticulously described, and the superb writing takes the
\nreader to a world no one will ever see again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":52453,"template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[12776],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-64353","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_language-eng-fr","product_subjects-fiction-fr","product_subjects-general-fiction-fr","product_reading_range-16-fr","product_reading_range-17-fr","product_reading_range-18-fr","product_interest_range-17-fr","product_interest_range-18-fr","product_interest_range-16-fr","product_grade_range-tenth-grade-fr","product_grade_range-eleventh-grade-fr","product_grade_range-twelfth-grade-fr","product_curriculumsubject-english-curriculum-subjects-fr","product_edi_priority_areas-situation-socioeconomique","biblio_share_tag-fiction-general-fr","product_cat-abc-fr-2","product_shipping_class-abc-test-fr","entry","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\n