The novel starts in the spring of 1971 and ends a year later, with the changing seasons being used to illustrate changes in the themes of the novel.[2] The novel is set in the fictional town of Middlecross, Canada, a small town not far from the city. Owen Brand and his family move to Middlecross in an attempt to escape poverty. Twelve-year-old Owen falls in with a gang of three boys and forms a strong bond with Jennifer, the rebellious daughter of a violent alcoholic. In the summer break from school, Owen and his friends find a body washed up on the riverbank. The discovery sends reverberations through the small community.
Style and themesedit
The novel deals with the coming of age of the young characters, and with the past troubles of the adult characters.[3]
Referencesedit
^Steve Lundin profile page at Hodder and Stoughton
^Binding, Paul (August 1998). "Review of This River Awakes". The Times (Literary supplement).
this, river, awakens, first, novel, canadian, author, steve, lundin, best, known, pseudonym, steven, erikson, book, first, published, 1998, with, funding, manitoba, arts, council, authorsteve, lundincountrycanada, united, kingdom, united, stateslanguageenglish. This River Awakens is the first novel by Canadian author Steve Lundin best known by his pseudonym Steven Erikson The book was first published in 1998 with funding by the Manitoba Arts Council 1 This River AwakensAuthorSteve LundinCountryCanada United Kingdom United StatesLanguageEnglishGenreNovelPublisherHodder and StoughtonPublication date1998Media typePrint Paperback Pages359 ppISBN0 340 69637 0OCLC38864470LC ClassACQUISITION IN PROCESS COPIED Plot summary editThe novel starts in the spring of 1971 and ends a year later with the changing seasons being used to illustrate changes in the themes of the novel 2 The novel is set in the fictional town of Middlecross Canada a small town not far from the city Owen Brand and his family move to Middlecross in an attempt to escape poverty Twelve year old Owen falls in with a gang of three boys and forms a strong bond with Jennifer the rebellious daughter of a violent alcoholic In the summer break from school Owen and his friends find a body washed up on the riverbank The discovery sends reverberations through the small community Style and themes editThe novel deals with the coming of age of the young characters and with the past troubles of the adult characters 3 References edit Steve Lundin profile page at Hodder and Stoughton Binding Paul August 1998 Review of This River Awakes The Times Literary supplement Review of This River Awakes The Independent August 1998 nbsp This article about a Bildungsroman of the 1990s 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 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 This River Awakens amp oldid 1036771691, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
