Gunsmith's Daughter
«“The Gunsmith’s Daughter, possessing the forward thrust of a whodunit, makes for compulsive reading and is clearly the work of a seasoned writer who knows what she’s doing every step of the way.”»
Ian Colford, <i>Atlantic Books Today</i>
1971. Lilac Welsh lives an isolated life with her parents at Rough Rock on the Winnipeg River. Her father, Kal, stern and controlling, has built his wealth by designing powerful guns and ammunition. He's on the cusp of producing a . Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Goose Lane Editions
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781773102399
- Utgivelsesår
- 2022
- Format
- 22 x 14 cm
- Priser
- Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction 2023
Anmeldelser
«“The Gunsmith’s Daughter, possessing the forward thrust of a whodunit, makes for compulsive reading and is clearly the work of a seasoned writer who knows what she’s doing every step of the way.”»
Ian Colford, <i>Atlantic Books Today</i>
«“Throughout the novel, dialogue sparkles with authenticity and wit comparable to the novels of Patrick deWitt (The Sisters Bothers, French Exit). Sweatman’s unpredictable but convincing snippets of conversation go a long a long way in revealing the characters and their relationships, particularly the complex relationship between Lilac and her father.”»
Faith Johnston, <i>Winnipeg Free Press</i>
«“I was thrilled by The Gunsmith's Daughter, by how cinematic and engrossing it is, what big questions it asks.”»
Joan Thomas, author of <i>Five Wives</i>
«“In this beautifully written and tightly plotted novel, Margaret Sweatman gives us a searing look into ourselves. Lilac Welsh is faced with a moral dilemma. She loves her father but is conflicted about the way he makes his living — he makes guns that kill people. Set in the time of the Vietnam War, Lilac's dilemma is Canada's: we criticize U.S. foreign policy, even while our economic well-being remains entangled in America's. The Gunsmith's Daughter delivers uncomfortable home truths as sharply and poetically as George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man.”»
Wayne Grady, author of <i>The Good Father</i>