The Double Hook

Penguin Modern Classics Edition

By Sheila Watson

By Sheila Watson
Afterword by F.T. Flahiff

Part of New Canadian Library

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    About The Double Hook

    Widely considered one of Canada’s first postmodern novels, marking the start of contemporary writing in the country, The Double Hook is now available as a Penguin Modern Classic.


         In spare, allusive prose, Sheila Watson charts the destiny of a small, tightly knit community nestled in the BC Interior. Here, among the hills of Cariboo country, men and women are caught upon the double hook of existence, unaware that the flight from danger and the search for glory are both part of the same journey. In Watson’s compelling novel, cruelty and kindness, betrayal and faith shape a pattern of enduring significance.

    About The Double Hook

    In spare, allusive prose, Sheila Watson charts the destiny of a small, tightly knit community nestled in the BC Interior. Here, among the hills of Cariboo country, men and women are caught upon the double hook of existence, unaware that the flight from danger and the search for glory are both part of the same journey. In Watson’s compelling novel, cruelty and kindness, betrayal and faith shape a pattern of enduring significance.

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    About Sheila Watson

    Sheila Watson was born in New Westminster, B.C., in 1909. After studying at the University of British Columbia and the University of Toronto, she moved to Calgary in the 1950s, where she wrote much of her novel The Double Hook…. More about Sheila Watson

    About Sheila Watson

    Sheila Watson was born in New Westminster, B.C., in 1909. After studying at the University of British Columbia and the University of Toronto, she moved to Calgary in the 1950s, where she wrote much of her novel The Double Hook…. More about Sheila Watson

    Product Details

    Paperback
    Published by Emblem Editions
    Jan 09, 2018 | 144 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780735253322

    Ebook
    Published by New Canadian Library
    Jan 25, 2012 | 144 Pages | ISBN 9781551992440

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