The Swearing Jar
- Publisher
- J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2013
- Category
- Canadian
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781897289884
- Publish Date
- Sep 2013
- List Price
- $15.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781990737893
- Publish Date
- Oct 2022
- List Price
- $9.99
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Description
Meet Carey and Simon, an otherwise-perfect married couple with a bit of a swearing problem. TheyÕre determined to kick the habit by the time their baby is born. Too bad thatÕs not their only problem. Simon has a secret. And Carey has a new friendÑa musician named Owen that she met at a bookstore. With quirky characters, music and gentle humour, this lovely and intricately-constructed story is about meeting challenges head-on and finding hope.Ê
About the author
Kate Hewlett is a Toronto-born writer and actor.Kate's plays include Without, Humans Anonymous (Bridge Theatre New York), Malus Domestica and A Life in the Day (Luminato/ Soulpepper). TV writing credits include Peter Mitchell's Hemlock, The L.A. Complex, Katie Boland's Long Story Short and season two of InSecurity.
Editorial Reviews
ÒThe story Hewlett weaves here is wrenchingly honest, believable, sometimes laugh out loud funny, sometimes heartbreaking.Ó
