The novel centers on Jean Mason, a bookstore owner in Toronto, Ontario's Kensington Market neighbourhood who learns that she has an apparent doppelgänger named Ingrid Fox in the market's park, Bellevue Square, and becomes obsessed with finding the woman.[1][2] The two people who have told about her double are soon dead, and Jean decides to camp out in the market to facilitate her search. Her behaviour becomes more and more bizarre.[3]
Critical receptionedit
The novel won the CA$100,000Scotiabank Giller Prize in 2017.[4][5] The book was described by the jury members as having "complex literary wonders".[6]
Referencesedit
^ abHenley, Tara (September 22, 2017). "Michael Redhill's Bellevue Square a story 'that won't soon be forgotten'". Toronto Star..
^"How Michael Redhill used the building blocks of genre fiction to win the 2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize". CBC News, Ryan B. Patrick · November 20, 2017
^"Michael Redhill's New Novel Leaves Readers Seeing Double". The Walrus, by Emily Donaldson, Nov. 20, 2017
^Ahearn, Victoria (November 20, 2017). "Michael Redhill wins Scotiabank Giller Prize". The Canadian Press via CTV News.
^"Giller prize will help author Michael Redhill make ends meet". Toronto Star, Deborah Dundas, Nov. 20, 2017
^"Michael Redhill Wins 2017 Giller Prize". Canadian Press, 11/20/2017. Victoria Ahearn
External linksedit
Bellevue Square - Penguin Random House Canada
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bellevue, square, novel, bellevue, square, canadian, novel, michael, redhill, published, doubleday, canada, 2017, bellevue, squareauthormichael, redhillcountrycanadalanguageenglishgenrefiction, thrillerpublication, dateseptember, 2017pages272isbn978, 38568, co. Bellevue Square is a Canadian novel by Michael Redhill published by Doubleday Canada in 2017 1 Bellevue SquareAuthorMichael RedhillCountryCanadaLanguageEnglishGenreFiction ThrillerPublication dateSeptember 19 2017Pages272ISBN978 0 38568 483 5 Contents 1 Plot 2 Critical reception 3 References 4 External linksPlot editThe novel centers on Jean Mason a bookstore owner in Toronto Ontario s Kensington Market neighbourhood who learns that she has an apparent doppelganger named Ingrid Fox in the market s park Bellevue Square and becomes obsessed with finding the woman 1 2 The two people who have told about her double are soon dead and Jean decides to camp out in the market to facilitate her search Her behaviour becomes more and more bizarre 3 Critical reception editThe novel won the CA 100 000 Scotiabank Giller Prize in 2017 4 5 The book was described by the jury members as having complex literary wonders 6 References edit a b Henley Tara September 22 2017 Michael Redhill s Bellevue Square a story that won t soon be forgotten Toronto Star How Michael Redhill used the building blocks of genre fiction to win the 2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize CBC News Ryan B Patrick November 20 2017 Michael Redhill s New Novel Leaves Readers Seeing Double The Walrus by Emily Donaldson Nov 20 2017 Ahearn Victoria November 20 2017 Michael Redhill wins Scotiabank Giller Prize The Canadian Press via CTV News Giller prize will help author Michael Redhill make ends meet Toronto Star Deborah Dundas Nov 20 2017 Michael Redhill Wins 2017 Giller Prize Canadian Press 11 20 2017 Victoria AhearnExternal links editBellevue Square Penguin Random House Canada nbsp This article about a Canadian novel is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bellevue Square novel amp oldid 1114479385, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
