Finton Moon

by Gerard Collins

Overview

In this adult gothic fairytale Finton Moon is an unusual child who feels like an alien. A gentle soul growing up in the rough town of Darwin, Newfoundland, he lives with his strict Catholic mother and grandmother, lawless father and two older brothers. But Finton’s parents quickly discover that he is extraordinary—for he has been born with the ability to heal with his hands While Finton Moon wants nothing more than to belong, he lives in a world that sees him as other, and his greatest fear is that he will be trapped forever with these people who both misunderstand and abuse him

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781771030069
Publisher:	Breakwater Books Ltd.
Publication date:	06/15/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	300
File size:	860 KB

About the Author

Gerard Collins is the author of Moonlight Sketches, a short story collection. He has won the Percy Janes First Novel Award for Finton Moon, been shortlisted for the Cuffer Prize, won several Arts and Letters awards and published in journals and anthologies such as Zeugma, Storyteller and Hard Ol’ Spot. He lives in St. John’s where he writes and teaches English at Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Editorial Reviews

"Finton Moon" reminded me of great novels like "David Copperfield," "Of Human Bondage," "Sons and Lovers," "Jane Eyre," and "Catcher in the Rye."And Gerard Collins deserves much credit for exploring ideas common to these works within the Newfoundland and Labrador milieu.Darrell Squires, The Western Star

"This coming-of-age novel contains magical opening chapters and some memorable scenes and ideas. The sense of place and the characters' internal torment are convincing." - 2014 Heritage & History Jury

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