National Bestseller One of Newfoundland's funniest and most beloved
storytellers offers his cure for the Covid blues. Is there a more
sociable province than Newfoundland and Labrador? Or anywhere in
Canada with a greater reputation for coming to the rescue of those in
need? At this time of Covid, singer, songwriter and bestselling author
Alan Doyle is feeling everyone's pain. Off the road and spending more
days at home than he has since he was a child hawking cod tongues on
the wharfs of Petty Harbour, he misses the crowds and companionship of
performing across the country and beyond. But most of all he misses
the cheery clamour of pubs in his hometown, where one yarn follows
another so quickly "you have to be as ready as an Olympian at the
start line to get your tale in before someone is well into theirs
already." We're all experiencing our own version of that deprivation,
and Alan, one of Newfoundland's finest storytellers, wants to offer a
little balm. All Together Now is a gathering in book formal—virtual
Newfoundland pub. There are adventures in foreign lands, including an
apparently filthy singalong in Polish (well, he would have sung along
if he'd understood the language), a real-life ghost story involving an
elderly neighbour, a red convertible and a clown horn, a potted
history of his social drinking, and heartwarming reminiscences from
another past world, childhood—all designed to put a smile on the
faces of the isolated-addled. Alan Doyle has never been in better
form—nor more welcome. As he says about this troubling time: "We get
through it. We do what has to be done. Then, we celebrate. With the
best of them."
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A Newfoundlander's Light Tales for Heavy Times
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780385696784
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
Random House Digital Inc.
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Forfatter