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The Union of Smokers (Unabridged)
- Author
- Paddy Scott
- Narrator
- Paddy Scott
- Publisher
- Invisible Publishing
- Publish Date
- 30 January 2023
- Run Time
- 6 hours 33 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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- Author
- Paddy Scott
- Narrator
- Paddy Scott
- Duration
- 6 hours 33 minutes
- Release Date
- 30 January 2023
- ISBN
- 9781988784861
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Invisible Publishing
- Genre
- Family life fiction, Narrative theme: Coming of age
Synopsis
Kaspar Pine begins his day with a simple task: replace a pet canary. By day's end, as Kaspar is being loaded into an ambulance, he delivers one hell of a "theme essay," covering such subjects as his ability to source and catalogue the cigarette butts he harvests; information on maintaining the social order of chickens, along with general and historic farming details that run from Saskatchewan to Ontario; insinuating himself between other kids and people who wish to do them harm; fire marshalling; and his inability to maintain an essayist's cool detachment in the face of unrequited first love. The Union of Smokers details the heartfelt and heroic last day in the life of a reluctant, irreverent, and oddly wise hero.
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