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Portrait of a husband with the ashes of his wife

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  • Publisher:
    Guernica Editions, 2018
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

Details:

  • Author: Bouyoucas, Pan; Fischman, Sheila
    Date:
    Created
    2018
    Summary:

    Portrait of a Husband with the Ashes of His Wife addresses themes of destiny and the repercussions of our choices. Before she dies, actress Alma Joncas instructs her husband to bury her ashes where she was happiest. He decides that was their garden. But relatives, friends and Alma's colleagues disagree. After they tell him where they think she was happiest, not only is he no longer sure about the garden, he wonders if he truly knew the woman he was married to for twenty-four years.

    Genre:
    General fiction
    Subject(s): Husband and wife
    Original Publisher: Toronto, Guernica Editions
    Language(s): English