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Baroque-a-novaKevin Chong

Baroque-a-nova

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"Meet Saul St. Pierre, teenage son of the once famous St. Pierres, a forgotten seventies folk sensation enjoying a revival thanks to a German techno group's remake of their hit song "Bushmills Threnody." It's not the best week of Saul's life - he just learned that his long-absent mother has committed suicide fifteen time zones away. And because Helena St. Pierre's death occurs just as the St. Pierre's are experiencing a resurgence in popularity, Saul's town is flooded by journalists, film-makers, game-show hosts, and assorted oddballs fueled by the nostalgia boom - all hungry for a glimpse of…

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3 editions
  • Other · English · 2003
    Penguin Canada · 232 pages · 9780143015475
  • Other · English · 2002
    Putnam's · 225 pages · 9780399148255
  • Other · English · 2001
    Penguin Books · 232 pages · 9780141000251
Women singersTeenage boysDeathIndian youthMothersMaternal deprivationFictionSuicide victims