Sunday's Child - Phillips, Edward O
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A Geoffry Chadwick Misadventure, Book 1 - Lawyer Geoffry Chadwick is 50, Canadian, single, gay and, after a brief struggle with a hustler who tries to shake him down, a murderer. Herein lies the device for this macabre, funny, first novel. Although Geoffry must dispose of the body - which he does by dropping off sections of it around town at night - the trauma of the murder affords him the opportunity to reminisce and ruminate: on the recent termination of his affair with a history teacher; on the not-so-recent deaths of his wife and daughter; on the alcoholism of his mother; on growing old;…mehr

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A Geoffry Chadwick Misadventure, Book 1 - Lawyer Geoffry Chadwick is 50, Canadian, single, gay and, after a brief struggle with a hustler who tries to shake him down, a murderer. Herein lies the device for this macabre, funny, first novel. Although Geoffry must dispose of the body - which he does by dropping off sections of it around town at night - the trauma of the murder affords him the opportunity to reminisce and ruminate: on the recent termination of his affair with a history teacher; on the not-so-recent deaths of his wife and daughter; on the alcoholism of his mother; on growing old; on being gay. The visit of a nephew and the New Year's festivities only serve to intensify his thoughts. Although Chadwick is abrasively disdainful early on, he is fascinating when he loosens up. Phillips keeps the reader hopping with throwaway quotations from Donne and scatological references and puns. First published in 1981, and a Books in Canada First Novel nominee, this new edition contains a foreword by Alexander Inglis. ¿¿¿¿"Edward Phillips has produced something unique in literary history - a comic thriller about gays, set in Westmount. I read it with mounting appreciation and laughter. A highly promising debut." - Robert Fulford "A witty, wonderfully poised, poignant, self-pitiless book." - Montreal Gazette "A masterful and original novel." - The Globe and Mail "The feelings run deep and it speaks sensibly, amusingly, and passionately." - Marian Engel
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Edward O. Phillips' first novel Sunday's Child was published to extraordinary acclaim in 1981. It was followed by Where There's A Will, Buried on Sunday, and Hope Springs Eternal. His short stories have appeared in many Canadian magazines, and one, "Matthew and Chauncey", was produced as a French Canadian television film.Born in 1931, Phillips has lived most of his life in Montreal. His educational credits boast a law degree from the University of Montreal, a Master's degree in teaching from Harvard, and a second Master's degree in English Literature from Boston University. For several years, Edward was a teacher, but later devoted all of his time to writing. He passed away on 30 May 2020.