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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     MacLennan, Hugh, 1907-1990.     Subjects     Governor General's Award.     Marital conflict -- Fiction.     Social classes -- Fiction.     Canadians -- United States -- Fiction.     Ontario -- Fiction.     New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction.     Browse Catalog     by author:      MacLennan, Hugh, 1907-1990.       by title:      The precipice / Hugh...       by call number:      FICTION MACL     Search the Web     MacLennan, Hugh, 1907-1990.     Governor General's Award.     Marital conflict -- Fiction.     Social classes -- Fiction.     Canadians -- United States -- Fiction.     Ontario -- Fiction.     New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction.       MARC Display

The precipice / Hugh MacLennan ; introduction, Elspeth Cameron ; general editor, Michael Gnarowski. by MacLennan, Hugh, 1907-1990. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2013. Call #: FICTION MACL Subjects Governor General's Award.   Marital conflict -- Fiction.   Social classes -- Fiction.   Canadians -- United States -- Fiction.   Ontario -- Fiction.   New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction. ISBN:  9780773542679 (trade pbk) Description:  346 p. ; 22 cm. Notes:  Novel originally published in 1948. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references. Summary:  "The Precipice is the sweeping story of Lucy Cameron, a young woman who seems destined to live and die in small-town Ontario. Into this place of monotony and petty incidents, of spiteful gossip and rigid moralism, appears Stephen Lassiter. Stephen is a Princeton-educated engineer from a wealthy New York family and Lucy's antithesis. Despite the chasm of their differences, they fall in love, marry, and begin life together in New York during the distressing years of the Second World War. It is a life that will nearly break Lucy in heart and spirit, however, as her husband faces disillusionment in his job and boredom in the serenity of his home life. While Stephen looks for excitement and approval elsewhere, Lucy must fight to retain her poise and dignity in order to survive. With its sustained contrast between the crushing deadness of small-town life and the glittering artificiality of New York City, MacLennan's third novel revealed a new level of maturity when it first appeared in 1948. A classic now back in print, with an introduction by renowned scholar and MacLennan biographer Elspeth Cameron, this timeless story portrays characters with a realism and fascination that is as rare as it is effective."--Publisher. Awards:  Winner of the Governor General's Award for Fiction, 1948. Genre:  Canadian fiction. Historical fiction. Literary fiction. Classic fiction. Other authors:  Cameron, Elspeth, 1943- Gnarowski, Michael, 1934- Holds:  1   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Fiction FICTION MACL Adult Trade Paperback Books Not Available Add Copy to MyList Cole Harbour Public Library Adult Fiction FICTION MACL Adult Trade Paperback Books Transit Request Add Copy to MyList

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