About the book
David Adams Richards’ Governor General’s Award-winning novel is a powerful tale of resignation and struggle, fierce loyalties and compassion. This book is the first in Richards’ acclaimed Miramichi trilogy. Set in a small mill town in northern New Brunswick, it draws us into the lives of a community of people who live there, including: Joe Walsh, isolated and strong in the face of a drinking problem; his wife, Rita, willing to believe the best about people; and their teenage daughter Adele, whose nature is rebellious and wise, and whose love for her father wars with her desire for independence. Richards’ unforgettable characters are linked together in conflict, and in inarticulate love and understanding. Their plight as human beings is one we share.
Editions of Nights Below Station Street
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780771074608
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780771074615
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780771074653
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780771074677
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780771076275
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780771034848
- EBook
- ISBN 9781551993102
Read an Excerpt
David Adams Richards’ Governor General’s Award-winning novel is a powerful tale of resignation and struggle, fierce loyalties and compassion. This book is the first in Richards’ acclaimed Miramichi trilogy. Set in a small mill town in northern New Brunswick, it draws us into the lives of a community of people who live there, including: Joe Walsh, isolated and strong in the face of a drinking problem; his wife, Rita, willing to believe the best about people; and their teenage daughter Adele, whose nature is rebellious and wise, and whose love for her father wars with her desire for independence. Richards’ unforgettable characters are linked together in conflict, and in inarticulate love and understanding. Their plight as human beings is one we share.
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What is Nights Below Station Street about?
David Adams Richards’ Governor General’s Award-winning novel is a powerful tale of resignation and struggle, fierce loyalties and compassion. This book is the first in Richards’ acclaimed Miramichi trilogy. Set in a small mill town in northern New Brunswick, it draws us into the lives of a community of people who live there, including: Joe Walsh, isolated and strong in the face of a drinking problem; his wife, Rita, willing to believe the best about people; and their teenage daughter Adele, whose nature is rebellious and wise, and whose love for her father wars with her desire for independence. Richards’ unforgettable characters are linked together in conflict, and in inarticulate love and understanding. Their plight as human beings is one we share.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Nights Below Station Street?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of Nights Below Station Street?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780771074608
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Nights Below Station Street?
David Adams Richards
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Nights Below Station Street is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780771074608) and paperback(ISBN 9780771074615) and paperback(ISBN 9780771074653) and paperback(ISBN 9780771074677) and paperback(ISBN 9780771076275) and paperback(ISBN 9780771034848) and ebook(ISBN 9781551993102)
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