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After Helen

by (author) Paul Cavanagh

Publisher
HarperCollins
Initial publish date
Feb 2006
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780002006057
    Publish Date
    Feb 2006
    List Price
    $22.95

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Where to buy it

Out of print

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Description

Irving’s wife, Helen, passed away over a year ago, but thelife she left behind is still very much alive. From the moment he met thered-headed force of nature that was Helen Donnelly in a chance encounter at herfather’s bookshop, Irving Cruikshank knew he was in for the time of his life.He, an unassuming history teacher, and she, a larger-than-life aspiring writer,were not an obvious match, yet with Helen’s passing, Irving is consumed by agrief he can’t articulate. And Severn, their teenage daughter—angry at him,angry at Helen—has disappeared after shoplifting a book written by a formerflame of her mother’s from a big-box bookstore. Now Irving must uncover familysecrets from the past—secrets that he’ll have to confront if he wants afuture with his daughter.

A polished and satisfying novel that deals in a fresh andoriginal way with fathers and daughters, love and grief, it’s no wonder that AfterHelen was chosen from 1,500 other competitors as the winner of the LondonBook Fair’s 2004 "Lit Idol" contest.

About the author

PAUL CAVANAGH, a long-term care consultant for the Ontariogovernment, began writing After Helen in his spare time several yearsago. He has taken screenwriting courses and has studied at the Humber School forWriters in Toronto. Besides receiving huge interest from the internationalpublishing community, Cavanagh’s first novel is also being considered by noless than three film production companies. Paul Cavanagh lives in London,Ontario.

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