Passing Innocence - Dwyer, Francis
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Passing Innocence follows the lives of two siblings, after they enter the Wood's Christian Homes in 1947. The home, a real place, was located in Bowness, a community adjacent to Calgary, Alberta, Canada. One of the boys seems destined for a tragic fate, while the other has a chance at redemption. The supporting characters are memorably drawn. One of the more striking, a mysterious Indian boy whom the older brother Ted had befriended, suffers some brutal treatment. He disappears, and the mystery of what happened to that lost boy, runs like a dark undercurrent through the dramatic stories of…mehr

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Passing Innocence follows the lives of two siblings, after they enter the Wood's Christian Homes in 1947. The home, a real place, was located in Bowness, a community adjacent to Calgary, Alberta, Canada. One of the boys seems destined for a tragic fate, while the other has a chance at redemption. The supporting characters are memorably drawn. One of the more striking, a mysterious Indian boy whom the older brother Ted had befriended, suffers some brutal treatment. He disappears, and the mystery of what happened to that lost boy, runs like a dark undercurrent through the dramatic stories of life in the orphanage. This book finally and completely defines the experience of growing up in an institution. In Passing Innocence, Francis Dwyer has written a remarkable and memorable novel.
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Autorenporträt
Francis Dwyer was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He lost his mother when he was ten months old. In 1946, as a four-year-old, he entered the Wood's Christian Homes in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Francis states that the impulse to write Passing Innocence began when he attended his first re-union in 1989. Whilst touring the old grounds, he encountered a morose middle-aged man resting on a bench. That fellow's only remark was ÒI still hate this (expletive) place Shortly after, Francis began to explore his past. He discovered that he had grown up in an amazing and often wonderful place but with the misfortune to enter the Wood's at a dark time in its history. The experience haunted him for many years, but, when he uncovered the whole story, he was ultimately proud to have been a Wood's kid. Francis lives in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada with his wife Janice. He loves to fly fish, practice photography and hike on mountain trails. For more information about the author please visit Frank Dwyer