The Unlikely Redemption of John Alexander MacNeil

By (author): Lesley Choyce

Shortlisted for the 2017 Jim Connors Dartmouth Book Award!

John Alexander MacNeil is eighty years old. Sharp-tongued and quick-witted, he lives alone in rural Cape Breton, but he still cooks breakfast for his wife, who’s been dead for thirty years. He silently starts to question his own mind after stopping to pick up a hitchhiker — a hitchhiker who turns out to be his neighbour’s mailbox.

Everything shifts, though, when Emily, a pregnant teenager, shows up at his house with no place else to go. Determined to help Emily as best as he can, John must also keep the wolves from his door and maintain some semblance of sanity.

The Unlikely Redemption of John Alexander MacNeil is a compelling, witty and heartwarming novel by renowned Nova Scotia author Lesley Choyce.

AUTHOR

Lesley Choyce

Lesley Choyce is the author of ninety books of literary fiction, short stories, poetry, creative nonfiction and young adult novels, including The Republic of Nothing and Dumb Luck.


Reviews

The Unlikely Redemption of John Alexander MacNeil, Lesley Choyce demonstrates again his prolific gift for storytelling… Enjoyable, entertaining and thought-provoking.


– Frank MacDonald, author of A Possible Madness

A national treasure.


– Ottawa Citizen

Life enhancing, LIfe celebrating


– Quill & Quire

His body of work defies categorization.


– Macleans

Awards

  • Jim Connors Dartmouth Book Award 2017, Short-listed
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    Details

    Dimensions:

    228 Pages
    9in * 6in * .5in
    .50kg
    .5kg

    Published:

    March 03, 2017

    Publisher:

    Fernwood Publishing

    ISBN:

    9781552669204

    Book Subjects:

    FICTION / General

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    Language:

    eng

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