Reviews matching “9781553653493”
 Revenant“Lucid and lyrical, this is a beautifully written novel… the suspense en route never lets up.” Daily Mail, May 2, 2008 Read more >> |
Revenant“Revenant creates an unforgettable landscape, a place that seems to hover at the borderlands of innocence and knowing. A beautiful novel, rich in the complexities of childhood love and obsession, of adult remorse and the insatiable yearning for absolution.” Apr 11, 2008 Read more >> |
Revenant“Hughes is a very good writer, if ‘good writing’ has to do with precision, eloquence, beauty and passionately held belief.” Times Literary Supplement, Feb 6, 2008 Read more >> |
Revenant“In this gothic and moody novel from an Ontario-born author, three friends convene in northern Wales 10 years after a childhood tragedy. There’s a fourth person missing, and her absence weighs heavily as they reconstruct what happened that day.” Chatelaine, Jul 22, 2008 Read more >> |
Revenant“Written in lyrical, eloquent prose, the story unfolds in the alternating narratives of Neil, Ricky and Steph. In each case, Hughes excels at capturing their distinctive voices. …Throughout the novel, Hughes writes passionately about the landscape. …Revenant serves as a befitting introduction of Hughes to Canadian readers. Here’s hoping he’ll write more about his beloved island and the fictional characters that inhabit it.” Winnipeg Free Press, Aug 3, 2008 Read more >> |
Revenant“Despite it’s secrets, the novel isn’t a whodunit or thriller: it’s a provocative exploration of the difficulty of leaving childhood behind, and about how being treated like an outsider all your life will leave you with a tragic sense of entitlement. …Revenant is a worthy read. It certainly beats a holiday in Wales.” Walrus, Aug 12, 2008 Read more >>Read more >> |
Revenant“Hughes subtly provides insight into the unformed, half-conscious intentions of his characters. …At his best, he is a wry, articulate writer, whose prose is arrayed with superfluous cats, with a tobacco-blackened sea and with ghosts that are just memories in the wrong time. [He also]…shows himself to be a good storyteller, as in Ricky’s recollection of his grandmother’s gypsy days, complete with caravans and dancing bears…” Globe and Mail, Aug 22, 2008 Read more >> |
Revenant"Revenant, is the first to be published in Canada - a testament to his rising importance on the literary scene…" Globe and Mail, Oct 6, 2008 Read more >> |