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The book of beasts, a novel, Bernice Friesen

Label
The book of beasts, a novel, Bernice Friesen
Language
eng
Form of composition
not applicable
Main title
The book of beasts
Medium
talking book daisy
Responsibility statement
Bernice Friesen
Sub title
a novel
Summary
1965. James, a half-English, half-Irish boy, is taken on a visit home to Ireland by his mother. She soon decides to leave her husband and stay there, and although James is initially traumatized, he eventually becomes close to his uncle and his grandmother. His grandmother decides that James should become a priest, and he studies to do so, only to lose his faith as he enters adulthood. Through it all, James is deeply embittered at his father's apparent abandonment. Explicit descriptions of sex. Strong language. Some descriptions of violence

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