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Fiction Gothic

The Paradise Motel

by (author) Eric McCormack

Publisher
Penguin Group Canada
Initial publish date
Dec 2016
Category
Gothic, Horror, Literary
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780143198413
    Publish Date
    Dec 2016
    List Price
    $23.00

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Description

From the acclaimed author of Cloud and The Dutch Wife, an early novel of Gothic terror that creeps into the blood and captivates with hypnotic fascination.

On his deathbed, Ezra Stevenson's grandfather bequeaths him a macabre tale of domestic violence. Driven to investigate his grandfather's account of the four Mackenzie children and their monstrous family history, Ezra embarks on a horrific voyage of discovery, deception and revelation.

About the author

 Eric McCormack was born in a small village in Scotland. He moved to Canada in 1966 and attended the University of Manitoba. He taught English for more than thirty years at St. Jerome’s College at the University of Waterloo, specializing in seventeenth-century and contemporary literature. He has been a finalist for the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Governor General’s Award. He lives in Kingston, Ontario.

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Editorial Reviews

“A master stylist” —New York Times Book Review

“Mr. McCormack demands to be read on a par with the finest fabulists of recent times.” —Alberto Manguel