No Relation No Relation

No Relation

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Publisher Description

In his fourth novel, winner of the 2011 Canada Reads competition and "CanLit's crowned king of chuckles" (Telegraph-Journal) Terry Fallis's sharp, funny wit takes readers into the world of identity, inheritance, and belonging, begging the question: What's in a name?
     This is the story of a young copywriter in New York City. He's worked at the same agency for fifteen years, and with a recent promotion under his belt, life is good. Then, one morning this copywriter finds himself unceremoniously fired from his job, and after he catches his live-in girlfriend moving out of their apartment a couple hours later, he's also single. Believe it or not, these aren't the biggest problems in this copywriter's life. There's something bigger, something that has been haunting him his whole life, something that he'll never be able to shake. Meet Earnest Hemmingway.
     What's in a name? Well, if you share your moniker with the likes of some of the most revered, infamous, and sometimes dreaded names in history, plenty. This is Earnest's lifelong plight, but something more recent is on his plate: His father is pressuring him to come home and play an active role in running the family clothing business. And as a complex familial battle plays out, Earnest's inherited name leads him in unexpected directions. Wry, clever, and utterly engaging, No Relation is Terry Fallis at the top of his form.

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
2014
May 20
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
416
Pages
PUBLISHER
McClelland & Stewart
SELLER
Penguin Random House Canada
SIZE
7.2
MB

Customer Reviews

BeeMacDee ,

No Relation

Such an enjoyable read. Both the story and the characters are charming.

RPA13 ,

No Relation

A fun read. Through a fundamental shift in Earnest's perception of the world around him, he is able to transform his environment and confront his fears. The shift from breakdown to breakthrough is monumental (although it helps that he has no financial concerns).

Cranky . Sam ,

No Relation

I loved this book. I really enjoy Terry Fallis's sense of humour. He had me chuckling through out the story. It's a rare gift when an author can do this. Thank you.

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