I bought this book because i read lori lansens the girls a couple years ago. Knopf canada was the first publisher to buy this extraordinary debut novel. See all books authored by lori lansens, including the mountain story, and rush home road, and more on. Lori lansens books list of books by author lori lansens.
A novel and millions of other books are available for instant access. So immediately and passionately was her novel embraced that it was already frontpage arts news back in april 2001. Heartbreaking and wise, rush home road tells the life story of adelaide shadd, who finds. Rush home road by lori lansens book cover, description, publication history. I found myself connecting with the main character every step of her journey. Their heroes are banished, repeatedly challenged, until finally, foes vanquished, they make their triumphant homecoming. When 5year old sharla cody is dumped on the doorstep of addy shadd, a. Pdf rush home road book by lori lansens free download. When 5year old sharla cody is dumped on the doorstep of addy shadd, a 70year old woman living in a trailer park.
Buy rush home road book online at best prices in india on. Books by lori lansens authors like lori lansens what. The main characters of this fiction, historical story are. The book jacket says that this is lori lansens first novel. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Lori lansens was a successful screenwriter before writing her first novel, rush home road, which was translated into twelve languages and published in fifteen countries. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Sharla cody is only five, but has already lived a troubled life.
Journeying through the pages with addy and sharla was wonderful. Annabel lyon, vancouver sun rush home road offers an interesting storyline rich with satisfying plot twists that skilfully confute the readers expectations. First edition, first printing, mint, newunread in a flawless dustjacket. Then she finds herself dumped with an elderly neighbour when her mother takes off for the summer. Read online, or download in secure epub format when 5year old sharla cody is dumped on the doorstep of addy shadd, a 70year old woman living in a trailer park, addy does not know how completely her life is about to change.
The story is about a black woman growing up in southern ontario end of. Rush home road i selected this book because ruby dee is the narrator and i had listened to their eyes were watching god with utter amazement. When addy shadd was a young girl living in rusholme, she was taught the history of her town, which was settled by fugitive slaves. The novel was a shortlisted finalist for the rogers writers trust fiction prize lansens followup novel, the girls, was published in 2005. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 2002, and was written by lori lansens. My friend rachelle, who is a voracious reader and buyer of books, lent me this gem. Praise from jodi picoult for my new novel the mountain story lori lansens has created a heartpounder of a book. Rush home road by lori lansens penguin random house canada. Domestic fiction older women united states psychological fiction racially mixed children blacks ontario women, black girls abandoned children.
Although sharla is not the angelic child addy shadd had pictured when she agreed. Firsttime novelist lori lansens a white screenwriter living in toronto does so passionately with rush home road. A plotdriven first from canadian lansens strains to affirm love and redemption as an ailing. A novel and millions of other books are available for instant. Lori lansens is a canadian novelist and screenwriter lansens was a successful screenwriter, whose credits included the films south of wawa, wolf girl and marine life, before publishing her first novel rush home road in 2002. The style of this authors writing is very compatible to my preferred reading style. Sharla cody is only five but has already had a troubled life. This book is equally amazing, rich characterization and beautifully narrated. Lori lansens is a screenwriter by trade, and her cinematic sensibilities show from the very beginning of rush home road. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 387 pages and is available in hardcover format.
Addys lifeher marriage, her children, her journey to detroit and back to. Lori lansens has written several films and is the author of the novel rush home road. From the outside, hers has been a lonely, sad life. Rush home road livros na amazon brasil 9780676974515. Rush home road by lori lansens on free audio book download. Although sharla is not the angelic child addy shadd had pictured when she agreed to look after her, the two soon forge a deep bond. Sharla cody is only five, but has already lived a troubled life only to find herself dumped on an elderly neighbors doorstep when her mother takes off for the summer. Listen to rush home road audiobook by lori lansens. Strane woos vanessa with nabokovs novels, plaths poetry, and furtive caresses in his back office. So immediately and passionately was her novel embraced that it was already frontpage arts news back in april. Jane kivik free download or read online rush home road pdf epub book.
Lansens saga opens in a trailer park near chatham, in southwestern ontario, where we first meet addy shadd, an ailing, elderly black woman. Sharla cody is only five, but has already lived a troubled life only to find herself dumped on an elderly neighbors doorstep when her mother takes off for the. Buy rush home road book online at low prices in india. The final book to the legendary ethic series by ashley antoinette concludes the heart wrenching story of ezra okafor. Buy a cheap copy of rush home road book by lori lansens. Dialogue is crucial, as well as visuals, some of them quite arresting. It certainly kept my attention i was never bored but at the same time, the writing had a gentle consistent flow to how the story was being told. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required.
Her latest novel, this little light, is about an alltoofamiliar dystopia. Rush home road was top of her list, so i ordered it on amazon. Little, brown book group, oct 27, 2011 fiction 448 pages. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading rush home road. Id certainly recommend this book, and look forward to reading more books by the same author. In rush home road, lori lansens creates a teeming, forgotten world linked to our own by one womans life, laid down across the twentieth century like a fragile railroad track. Lori lansens on staying a step ahead of the present we spoke with writer lori lansens, author of the girls and rush home road.