Such a Winter's Day
- Publisher
- Acorn Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2024
- Category
- General, Disaster, City Life, Friendship
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781773661766
- Publish Date
- Sep 2024
- List Price
- $22.95
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Description
Six decades after leaving his hometown of Saint John, New Brunswick to follow his passion Hank Lowman now spends most days sitting on the same bench in Kings Square as winter approaches. At a quick glance one sees an old man down on his luck, possibly impacted by a global pandemic, an economic downturn and a severe housing crisis. But not everyone just passes by. Liam, a young man on his lunch breaks from the Imperial Theatre, Bruce, a city works employee, Gloria, a local artist and lonely, vulnerable Pearl are just a few who stop and sit awhile, take the time to listen, notice his piercing blue eyes and uncover so much more.
Such a Winter's Day discovers the complicated and beautiful veneer of one person's life while at the same time celebrating the meaningful arc of social change and evolving gay rights. This is a story of challenge, ambition, love and heartbreak and a story of acceptance, forgiveness, friendship, and hope.
About the author
Sue White was born in New Brunswick and moved from one New Brunswick city to another. As a teenager her family moved to the Kingston Peninsula and she only left long enough to earn her BA and BEd at St. Thomas University in Fredericton. Settling on the peninsula, she and her husband raised four children and ran a small farm while she taught elementary school. Since retiring she is grateful to now have the time to work on her writing and the freedom to regularly visit her new granddaughter in Alberta. Her previous books include Ten Thousand Truths and The Year Mrs. Montague Cried, which won the Ann Connor Brimer Award. Visit her website at author-susan-white.blogspot.ca.
