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Strange heaven / Lynn Coady. by Coady, Lynn, 1970- Goose Lane, 1998. Call #: FICTION COA Subjects Dartmouth Book Award.   Teenage pregnancy -- Fiction.   Families -- Nova Scotia -- Fiction.   Dysfunctional families -- Fiction.   Cape Breton Island (N.S.) -- Fiction.   Nova Scotia -- Fiction. ISBN:  9780864926173 (2010 Reader's Guide Edition/Goose Lane) 9780864922304 (1998 Goose Lane) 0864922302 (1998 Goose Lane) 9780385659147 (2002 Anchor trade pbk.) Description:  1 v. (various pagings). Summary:  "Bridget Murphy is an unwed teenage mother who is seeking sanctuary in the psych ward of a Halifax children's hospital. Apathetic and withdrawn, she struggles with depression after giving her baby up for adoption. But Bridget's problems pale next to the other patients on her ward. There is Mona, the foul-mouthed rich kid, anorexics Kelly and Marie, and geeky, delusional Byron. Bridget observes the nightmarish, yet darkly humourous antics on the ward with a bemused detachment. At Christmas, Bridget is sprung from the hospital by her Uncle Albert. They return to her small Cape Breton town joining family and friends that make the psych ward inhabitants look like the poster children for mental health. Bridget's grandmother raves and prays from her bed, her father communicates in bellows punctuated by profanity and her mentally disabled Uncle Rollie spends his time making religious folk art to sell to tourists. Add to the mix her boozy friends and pesty ex-boyfriend and Bridget begins to realize that she has entered a place crazier than the one she left. Events that she once accepted as ordinary- an acrimonious Christmas dinner, rancorous encounters with relatives, a drunken party - suddenly become surreal. What comes as a surprise to Bridget is that this world is just the place that she needs to be to heal her wounded psyche. Her ability to step outside herself and observe the absurdities of her life, also helps her to accept them and to acknowledge her place in the "Strange Heaven" that is her home."--Publisher. Awards:  Winner of the Dartmouth Book & Writing Award for fiction, 1999. Genre:  Canadian fiction. Holds:  1   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Central Library Adult Fiction FICTION COA Adult books Checked out Jul 02, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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