Barclay Family Theatre, The

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Publication Year:
2012

ISBN-13: 9781553801702

With <i>The Barclay Family Theatre</i>, his second collection of short stories, Jack Hodgins introduces us to a cast of characters who transform the everyday world of Vancouver Island into a wondrous world of human warmth and comic energy. There is Barclay Desmond, caught between the ambitions of his mother, who wants him to become a concert pianist, and his father who wants him to follow in his steps as a logger. There is Mr. Pernouski, a real estate agent and the fattest man to ride a B.C. ferry, who believes he can offer his clients their heart's desire. Hodgins also takes us abroad to Ireland and Japan to watch as his people attempt to reinvent themselves in new theatres of action. Through it all, Hodgins depicts his people struggling to centre themselves as their world rocks them into new and unforeseen directions.<span>With&#10;<i>The Barclay Family Theatre</i>, his&#10;second collection of short stories, Jack Hodgins introduces us to a cast of&#10;characters who transform the everyday world of Vancouver Island into a wondrous&#10;world of human warmth and comic energy. There is Barclay Desmond, caught&#10;between the ambitions of his mother, who wants him to become a concert pianist,&#10;and his father who wants him to follow in his steps as a logger. There is Mr.&#10;Pernouski, a real estate agent and the fattest man to ride a B.C. ferry, who&#10;believes he can offer his clients their heart's desire. Hodgins also takes us&#10;abroad to Ireland and Japan to watch as his people attempt to reinvent&#10;themselves in new theatres of action. Through it all, Hodgins depicts his&#10;people struggling to centre themselves as their world rocks them into new and&#10;unforeseen directions.</span>