A lonely boy in a prairie town befriends a local outsider in 1947 and then witnesses a shocking murder. Based on a true story.
Canwood, Saskatchewan, 1947. Leonard Flint, a lonely boy in a small farming town befriends the local outsider, a man known as Rabbit Foot Bill. Bill doesn't talk much, but he allows Leonard to accompany him as he sets rabbit snares and to visit his small, secluded dwelling.
Being with Bill is everything to young Leonard-an escape from school, bullies and a hard father. So his shock is absolute when he witnesses Bill commit a sudden violent act and loses him to prison.
Fifteen years on, as a newly graduated doctor of psychiatry, Leonard arrives at the Weyburn Mental Hospital, both excited and intimidated by the massive institution known for its experimental LSD trials. To Leonard's great surprise, at the Weyburn he is reunited with Bill and soon becomes fixated on discovering what happened on that fateful day in 1947.
Based on a true story, this page-turning novel from a master stylist examines the frailty and resilience of the human mind.
The novel Rabbit Foot Bill is a gripping literary work that explores the trauma of a young boy who witnesses a shocking murder in a small prairie town in Saskatchewan.
Based on a true story, the book delves into themes of survival, father figures, and the resilience of the human mind, as the protagonist, a newly graduated psychiatrist, seeks to uncover the truth about the events of 1947 and the man known as Rabbit Foot Bill.
HarperCollins 2024
A lonely boy in a prairie town befriends a local outsider in 1947 and then witnesses a shocking murder. Based on a true story.
Canwood, Saskatchewan, 1947. Leonard Flint, a lonely boy in a small farming town befriends the local outsider, a man known as Rabbit Foot Bill. Bill doesn't talk much, but he allows Leonard to accompany him as he sets rabbit snares and to visit his small, secluded dwelling.
Being with Bill is everything to young Leonard-an escape from school, bullies and a hard father. So his shock is absolute when he witnesses Bill commit a sudden violent act and loses him to prison.
Fifteen years on, as a newly graduated doctor of psychiatry, Leonard arrives at the Weyburn Mental Hospital, both excited and intimidated by the massive institution known for its experimental LSD trials. To Leonard's great surprise, at the Weyburn he is reunited with Bill and soon becomes fixated on discovering what happened on that fateful day in 1947.
Based on a true story, this page-turning novel from a master stylist examines the frailty and resilience of the human mind.
The novel Rabbit Foot Bill is a gripping literary work that explores the trauma of a young boy who witnesses a shocking murder in a small prairie town in Saskatchewan.
Based on a true story, the book delves into themes of survival, father figures, and the resilience of the human mind, as the protagonist, a newly graduated psychiatrist, seeks to uncover the truth about the events of 1947 and the man known as Rabbit Foot Bill.
HarperCollins 2024
Rabbit Foot Bill: A True Story of Murder and Survival in Saskatchewan
Rabbit Foot Bill: A True Story of Murder and Survival in Saskatchewan
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Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940177454702 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | HarperCollins |
| Publication date: | 08/18/2020 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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