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Loading... Spadework (original 2003; edition 2003)by Timothy Findley
Work detailsSpadework by Timothy Findley (2003)
None.  LukeS | Mar 18, 2009 |  A terrible final novel from a great novelist. The details of how things work at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival rang false. (  ) sushidog | Dec 20, 2008 | A husband and wife experience marital problems as the husband is coerced into a sexual relationship with another man. This novel delves into the machinations of theatre life. This was Findley's last book before he died in 2002. (  ) ilovecookies | Mar 13, 2008 | On a summer evening in Stratford, a gardener's spade errantly slices a telephone cable. The disconnection results in the failure of a call to reach the house, and a young actor becomes the victim of sexual blackmail. The blocking of a second call leads to murder. And when a repairman arrives to mend the broken line, his irresistible beauty has explosive consequences. (  ) KarenAJeff | Aug 7, 2007 | Not one of Findley's best works. Some people in Stratford, Ontario, where he lived, suggest the book is actually by his partner, Bill Whitehead. (  )1  FLeise | Nov 30, 2006 | no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0002255081, Hardcover)Lust. Infidelity. Betrayal. Murder. On a summer evening in Stratford, Ontario, the errant thrust of a gardener's spade slices a telephone cable into instant silence. The resulting disconnection is devastating. With the failure of one call to reach the house, an ambitious young actor becomes the victim of sexual blackmail. The blocking of a second call leads tragically to murder. And when a Bell Canada repairman arrives to mend the broken line, his innocent yet irresistible male beauty has explosive consequences. In Spadework, Timothy Findley, a master storyteller and playwright, has created an electric wordplay of infidelity and morality set on the stage of Stratford, Ontario, Findley's home territory. In this fictional portrait of Canada's preeminent theater town, intrigue, passion, and ambition are always waiting in the wings. Findley peoples the town with theater folk, artists, writers, and visitors (both welcome and unwelcome), and with lives that are immediately recognizable as "Findley-esque" -- the lonely, the dispossessed, and the sexually troubled. A story that ripples with ever-widening repercussions, a sensual, witty, and completely absorbing novel, Spadework is another Timothy Findley winner. (retrieved from Amazon Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:51:38 -0400) "On a summer evening in Stratford, Ontario, the errant thrust of a gardener's spade slices a telephone cable into instant silence. The resulting disconnection is devastating. With the failure of one call to reach the house, an ambitious young actor becomes the victim of sexual blackmail. The blocking of a second call leads tragically to murder. And when a Bell Canada repairman arrives to mend the broken line, his innocent yet irresistible male beauty has explosive consequences."--BOOK JACKET.… (more) (summary from another edition) |
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This book is very strong when dealing with the theatrical: stage direction, design, politics. It's weak when attempting to show realistic motivation in female characters. BTW, the two sex objects in this story are both male.
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