Blue Hours

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By (author): Alison Acheson

A novel about fatherhood, grief, unanswerable questions, and the small, magical moments that make up life.

Keith has always striven to break rules as he navigates full-time parenting and supports the career of his successful photographer wife. Her unexpected illness and death leaves both him and his son Charlie in bits. When they take a road trip, a journey begins that does not end when they return home.

Keith must deal with revelations that complicate his grief, even as Charlie’s response is unsettling. Together, father and son connect with loved ones, strangers, and each other. Life’s magical and mystical moments emerge. Is it enough to heal, though?

AUTHOR

Alison Acheson

Alison Acheson is the author of eleven books, including the memoir Dance Me to the End, which was proclaimed “mesmerizing” by Library Journal, and the short story collection Learning to Live Indoors (Porcupine’s Quill), which was praised by the Globe & Mail for its “arresting and crystalline clarity”. She is the founder of the Unschool for Writers, and previously taught in the School of Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia. She lives in Vancouver, BC.

Reviews

Praise forBlue Hours

Blue Hoursis exquisitely written soulful and engrossing a painfully intimate story of a father grieving his partner and the ways like photographers crafting images we both make and take the people in our closest relationships With prose thats both heady and plainspoken Alison Acheson casts a spell on her readers Kevin Chong author ofThe Double Life of Benson Yu

Praise for Alison Acheson

A raw elegant and beautiful masterclass on love loss marriage and grief from an unflinching storyteller Lindsay Wong author ofThe Woo Woo

A story told with honesty and graceToronto Star