The Game of Giants
- Publisher
- Freehand Books
- Initial publish date
- May 2024
- Subjects
- Lesbian, Literary, Family Life
- Categories
- Author lives in Alberta , Set in Alberta (for fiction)
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- ISBN
- 9781990601651
- Publish Date
- May 2024
- List Price
- $10.99
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Description
Rose Drury and her partner, Lucy, have just learned that their son, Roger, is considered to be below average — at the third percentile rank in most areas, according to the pediatrician. Although Rose herself is a developmental psychologist and knows all of the "right" answers and "correct" things to do, she finds that she is all too human, struggling with the opinions, social pressures and off-handed cruelty that can beset the mother of a child who is different.
With humour and desperation in equal measure, Rose sifts through her life history, looking for the definitive moment that could explain how she and her son got to this point. In this sparkling and empathetic novel, Marion Douglas digs into a young mother’s uncertainty, fear, and hard-won wisdom as she and her son — an odd and loveable giant of unpredictability — forge a path forward together.
About the author
Marion Douglas grew up on a farm in southern Ontario, close to a very small place called Lakelet and its lake. She moved west in 1981, settling in Calgary in 1986 and that is where she stayed. At first she thought Alberta was short on trees, but now she loves the landscape. Her children grew up and moved to Montreal and Vancouver so she has good reasons to shuttle around the country, especially now that she has a very lovable grandson. The Game of Giants is her fifth novel.
Editorial Reviews
"I loved Marion Douglas's novel The Game of Giants . . . Rose Drury [is] a literary creation to fall in love with, made up of foibles, heartaches and broken parts like nobody else is, just like everybody else is."
Kerry Clare
"With The Game of Giants, Marion Douglas meditates on the fear of abnormality, the acceptance of being different, and the nature of belonging. Set in 1980s Alberta, this charming and introspective novel tells the story of a single mother trying to raise her young son while wrestling with her own identity."
Literary Review of Canada