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Name: The double hook
Author: Sheila Watson

Sheila Watson’s The Double Hook is a lyrical, allusive work of experimental fiction set in a remote British Columbia village. Through spare prose, Watson examines the intertwined forces of danger and the search for glory that bind the characters together. Themes of cruelty, kindness, betrayal and faith emerge as the community’s collective destiny unfolds against the hills of Cariboo country.

First publish date: 1959

Genre: Literary Fiction/Experimental Fiction

Authors: Sheila Watson

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