The island walkers
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Published
New York : Metropolitan Books, 2004.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
450 pages ; 25 cm
Status
Alamosa Public Library - FICTION
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Published
New York : Metropolitan Books, 2004.
Format
Book
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
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"Across a bend of Ontario's Attawan River lies the Island, a small, working-class neighborhood of whitewashed houses and vine-freighted fences, black willows and decaying sheds. Here, for generations, the Walkers have lived among the other mill workers." "The family's troubles begin in the summer of 1965, when a union organizer comes to town and Alf Walker is forced to choose between loyalty to his friends at the mill and advancement up the company ranks. Alf's worries are aggravated by his wife, Margaret, who has never reconciled her middle-class English upbringing with her blue-collar reality. And as the summer passes, Joe, their son, is also forced to reckon with his family's standing when he falls headlong for a beautiful newcomer - a girl far beyond him, with greater experience and broader horizons. As the threat of mill closures looms, the Walkers grapple with their personal crises, just as the rest of the town fights to protect its way of life amid the risks of unionization and the harsh demands of corporate power."--BOOK JACKET
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bemrose, J. (2004). The island walkers (First American edition.). Metropolitan Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bemrose, John, 1947-. 2004. The Island Walkers. Metropolitan Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bemrose, John, 1947-. The Island Walkers Metropolitan Books, 2004.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bemrose, John. The Island Walkers First American edition., Metropolitan Books, 2004.
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