As a Thief in the Night

As a Thief in the Night

by Chuck Crabbe
As a Thief in the Night

As a Thief in the Night

by Chuck Crabbe

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Overview

Ezra Mignon’s mother died just a few years after his father abandoned him. Raised by his three
aunts in Ontario, Canada, he seeks refuge in fantasy, solitude, and strange rituals. Ezra struggles to find his place among his peers, but as he matures he is drawn further into his conflicted, disturbing, and often beautiful vision of the world.

When his family moves to a small town, Ezra’s conflict with the moral system and religion he is
surrounded by intensifies. A charismatic new friend soon leads him into a world of crime and
dangerous taboos. The Christian God, as well as his father, haunts Ezra as he wrestles with the temptations of this dark new path. Is the dreamy image of his mother somehow leading him toward
liberation, or is this spectre the symptom of an impending psychiatric breakdown?

Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall. Only an act of shameful impiety offers Ezra Mignon
escape and eventual salvation.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940148327165
Publisher: Open Books
Publication date: 02/16/2014
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 300
File size: 510 KB

About the Author

Chuck Crabbe grew up in Guelph, Puslinch, and Belle River Ontario, Canada. His mother Ann, a midwife, and his father Patrick, a truck terminal manager, encouraged his sense of adventure, independence, and curiosity.

Following five years as a student and varsity athlete at the University of Windsor he signed a contract with the Canadian Football League’s Montreal Alouettes, the fulfillment of a dream he had cherished since childhood. Shortly after, a serious illness and personal upheaval changed the course of his life.

In the year 2000 Chuck accepted a teaching contract and moved to Syros, Greece, an island in the fabled Aegean Sea. Here he travelled extensively and studied the works of Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell, Friedrich Nietzsche, and James Joyce. His subsequent work and travel experiences have included time in England, France, Japan, Korea, Thailand, and Malaysia.

At the age twenty-eight Chuck began work on his first novel, As a Thief in the Night, a labour of love that would last eight years. He holds a black sash in Wing Chun and Sanshou Kung fu under Sifu Hugh Wilson and currently works as a teacher with the Peel District School Board.

Chuck lives in Brampton, Ontario with his wife Lesley and their children.
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