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Marmalade Parade

By (author): M. C. Joudrey

The first-person narrator has arrived at a house set high in the mountains in an undisclosed, remote location. He is confused, disoriented, and guarded. The home is owned by a man who is suffering from an illness affecting his memory. Both must navigate their combined gaps in memory to determine why they’ve been brought together.

There are various themes explored throughout these pages connected to some form of memory. Memory as construct that is both built, destroyed, and altered daily, its reliability fleeting. The physical objects that connect us to memory and how these are manifestations and representations filled with artificial meaning yet are often the only things left of us when we’re gone. Nostalgia as crutch and a curse, offering up memories that are self-serving rather than accurate. And how utterly terrifying it is when the memories themselves begin to vanish along with lucidity, as cognitive faculties fail us.

AUTHOR

M. C. Joudrey

Drivin’ N Cryin’ is a rock band formed in 1985 with a number of critically acclaimed albums to their credit. While the band is well known for the richness of their songwriting, they are also revered for their dedicated touring and engaging live performances. M. C. Joudrey is a writer and artist, whose novel, Of Violence and Cliché, was followed by his collection of short stories, Charleswood Road, which was nominated for a 2015 Manitoba Book Award. His forthcoming novel Fanonymous will be released by At Bay Press in 2018.


Reviews

Mesmerizes as it immerses readers in the strange and fractured coalescence of memory.



A fascinating deep dive into the subconscious, connecting tiny threads that is greatly satisfying.
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Vivid imagery that will leave readers hearts racing.



In cubist, feral prose, Joudrey explores mysteries of identity, life, and time, catastrophe and revelation.



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Details

Dimensions:

200 Pages
8in * 5in * .60in
1gr

Published:

May 01, 2026

Publisher:

Guernica Editions

ISBN:

9781778490439

Book Subjects:

FICTION / Literary

Language:

eng

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