Robertson Davies Murther & Walking Spirits Paperback Book

The elder statesman of Canadian letters continues to explore the themes of sin, guilt, and selfdiscovery . . . A masterful effort. Library Journal Connor Gilmartins inauspicious, but much beloved, mortal life comes to an untimely end when he discovers his wife in bed with one of his more ludicrous associates, theater critic Randall Allard Going. Death becomes a bit complicated when Gilmartins outofbody experience stays an outofbody experience. Enraged at being so unceremoniously cut down by his wifes lover, Gil vows revenge against the now panicstricken Going. But first, Gil must spend his afterlife seated next to his killer at a film festival, where he views the exploits of his ancestors from the Revolutionary era to his parents time, an experience that changes the way he views his lifeand death. Mr. Davies is a tremendously enticing storyteller, whether his characters are cajoling in Welsh brogue or portaging a canoe through the northern wilderness, but its possible to ask now and then just how such and such an incident fits in the master plan of the book. On most occasions, however, the author, as if sensing our restiveness, provides an answer. The New York Times Daviess depiction of how the descendants of Samuel Gilmartin came to emigrate to British North America convincingly blends gritty humorincluding a hilarious Welsh cursing contestwith sympathetic portrayals of his characters. Kirkus Reviews The unexpected conceit devised by the author of the Deptford trilogy will... | Robertson Davies Murther & Walking Spirits Paperback Book