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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     Richards, David Adams.     Subjects     Asbestos mines and mining -- Fiction.     Brothers -- Fiction.     Businessmen -- Fiction.     Families -- Fiction.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Richards, David Adams.       by title:      The tragedy of Eva M...       by call number:      FICTION RIC     Search the Web     Richards, David Adams.     Asbestos mines and mining -- Fiction.     Brothers -- Fiction.     Businessmen -- Fiction.     Families -- Fiction.       MARC Display

The tragedy of Eva Mott : a novel / David Adams Richards. by Richards, David Adams. Doubleday Canada, 2022. Call #: FICTION RIC Subjects Asbestos mines and mining -- Fiction.   Brothers -- Fiction.   Businessmen -- Fiction.   Families -- Fiction. ISBN:  9780385696296 (hc.) Description:  388 p. ; 24 cm. Summary:  "The Raskin brothers were once proud to be producers of a much sought-after material of great benefit to society--asbestos. But now their mine is under close scientific scrutiny, with reports of serious illness linked to the place. The world is changing, no doubt for the better ... But in the shadow of the mine, the values of a whole community are transforming, in more sinister ways. The Raskins' nephew Byron, a war hero and man of wealth, urges the brothers to look for other, less toxic minerals to extract. But meanwhile his own world is unravelling in ways that are unlikely ever to be fixed. His wife Carmel, whom he vaingloriously believed he was rescuing with his marriage proposal, has become an intellectual and political poseur. She and her son Albert are contemptuous of the values of Byron and his kind, while still finding use for his wealth and property. Carmel and Albert, it seems, are heralds of a new world addicted to mimicry and empty self-promotion, to delusions and temptations. Its victims are growing in number: a college professor in town is falsely accused of sexual harassment; a young woman is slipped an hallucinogen at a party with appalling consequences for her and two boys. And what of poor, naive Eva Mott, the captivating beauty who wished to be like her talented cousin Clara? Her story and the book that bears her name will haunt you. The Tragedy of Eva Mott has all the power and brilliance--and many flashes of wry humour--of David Adams Richards at the very top of his form. It will attract controversy but its fierce authenticity cannot be denied"--From publisher. Genre:  Domestic fiction. Historical fiction. Canadian fiction. Holds:  1   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Fiction FICTION RIC Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Captain William Spry Public Library Adult Fiction FICTION RIC Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Fiction FICTION RIC Adult books Checked out Jul 14, 2024 Add Copy to MyList Cole Harbour Public Library Adult Fiction FICTION RIC Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList

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