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A suspenseful and moving novel which has at its centre one of Richards' most memorable and haunting characters. It is the fall of 1989 in a small Miramichi mill town. Jerry Bines is acquitted of murder and returns home to his estranged wife and young son, with hopes for a new beginning. But when he learns that Gary Percy Rils has escaped from prison, he has good reason to fear for his own safety and that of others. In his attempts to protect his family from Rils by taking him under his wing, show more Bines sets in motion a series of events that ultimately leads to tragedy. The story of what happens unfolds piece by piece, as related by police reports, interviews, and by a man to a boy. Vivid in its sense of place, this penetrating chronicle of lives is both dark and redemptive, devastating and comic. This novel was made into a Gemini Award-winning film of the same name. From the Trade Paperback edition. show lessTags
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David Adams Richards lives in Toronto with his wife and two sons. Author David Adams Richards was born in Newcastle, New Brunswick, Canada on October 17, 1950. He has received numerous awards for his works including the Canadian Authors Association Award for Evening Show Will Bring Such Peace in 1991, the Canada-Australia Literary Prize in 1992, show more and the Giller Prize for Mercy Among the Children in 2000. He also won the Governor General's Award in both the fiction and non-fiction categories with Nights below Station Street in 1988 and Lines on the Water in 1998 respectively. He currently lives with his family in Toronto, Canada. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- For those who hunt the wounded down
- Original publication date
- 1993
- People/Characters
- Jerry Bines
- Important places
- New Brunswick, Canada; Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada
- Epigraph
- "The rifle kicks hard both ways."
- Eric Trethewey
(from "Killing Whiskey") - First words
- In 1981, during the interval between AA speakers at the meeting in the prison, a man was led in late.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Falling asleep he wondered what he would be doing at seventy.
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- English
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- Paper, Ebook
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