DISTANCE, A Novel by Jack Hodgins (1st Ed. SIGNED)
DISTANCE, A Novel by Jack Hodgins (1st Ed. SIGNED)
Author: Jack Hodgins. Published by McClelland & Stewart Ltd., Toronto, ON., 2003, 1st Edition. Signed by the Author. Printed in Canada. Like New Condition HARDCOVER Book, and Like New Condition Dust Jacket.
Wise and irreverent, deeply moving, at times comic, and with vivid settings ranging from the frozen banks of Ottawaâs Rideau Canal to the lushness of Vancouver Island, from the bustle of downtown Sydney to the sun-baked desolation of the Queensland outback, DISTANCE is Jack Hodginsâs most rewarding novel to date.Â
Sonny Aalto, a restless middle-aged businessman, has spent his life running away from those closest to him. When his estranged, larger-than-life father, Timo, becomes too sick to care for himself, Sonny reluctantly returns to his childhood home of Vancouver Island, where he learns his father is not only dying but wants to die on his own terms â with Sonnyâs help.
But before facing the gravity of whatâs ahead, the two embark on a journey to Australia, in search of a woman from their past, and over the course of the next few months their adventures will reveal difficult truths about fathers and sons, about families, about how we live and how we die â and about the good and bad things that distance can sometimes provide.