Saints of Big Harbour
First edition | |
| Author | Lynn Coady |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Psychological fiction |
| Set in | Nova Scotia |
| Publisher | Doubleday Canada |
Publication date | 2002 |
| Publication place | Canada |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 416 p (First edition) |
| ISBN | 9780385258685 |
Saints of Big Harbour is a novel by Lynn Coady, published in 2002 by Doubleday Canada.[1][2] It was Coady's second novel.[3]
Plot summary
In Saints of Big Harbour, Coady portrays a small community of Cape Breton Island, found off the coast of Nova Scotia. The book focuses on the perspectives of the main character, Guy Boucher, a fatherless Acadian teenager, and of those who surround him: his alcoholic uncle Isadore, a quietly wise girl named Pam, his draft-dodger English teacher and a group of boys stuck in emotional adolescence. As the story unfolds it becomes clear that Guy lives in a community firmly characterized by clichés of gender, beauty, strength, family and love.
References
- ^ McGillis, Ian (2002-05-05). "Small-town portrayal through its characters". Times Colonist. p. 50. Retrieved 2026-02-24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Daurio, Beverley (2002-03-16). "Saints comes marching in". The Globe and Mail. p. 55. Retrieved 2026-02-24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Armitage, Andrew (2002-04-18). "Saints of Big Harbour a brave book by a young writer". The Sun Times. p. 17. Retrieved 2026-02-24 – via Newspapers.com.