Barker
- Publisher
- Turnstone Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2014
- Category
- Literary
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780888014931
- Publish Date
- Sep 2014
- List Price
- $19
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Description
Harlan always knew he was special, that he was different from other folk. He figured he'd found his calling when he joined the carnival. People were drawn to the sound of his voice from far and wide, even in the middle of the dried-up depression-era prairies. But the carnie life wasn't quite right for Harlan, and so he kept looking, searching for the time when all eyes would be on him, and he would be the main attraction. When Harlan finally gets his moment in the sun, he realizes that sometimes we arrive in places we never thought we'd go.
About the author
Wayne Tefs was born in Winnipeg and grew up in northwestern Ontario. He has edited a number of anthologies and published nine novels and a work of non-fiction. His novel Moon Lake received the Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction in 2000 and his novel Be Wolf won the 2007 McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award. He lives in Winnipeg with his wife and son.
