Name: EDMONTON BOOK LAUNCH - COQ by Ali Bryan
Start: 2023-05-28T15:00:00-06:00
End: 2023-05-28
Location: Audreys Books Ltd

EDMONTON BOOK LAUNCH - COQ by Ali Bryan

Freehand Books

Join us as we celebrate Ali Bryan's new novel, Coq, in Edmonton! Take a trip to the City of Love.

Audreys Books Ltd

A﻿li Bryan's <a href="https://freehand-books.com/product/coq" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Coq </a>is full of zany misadventures as a family takes a much-needed memorial trip to Paris. Chaos ensues at every turn: croissants, accordions, mimes... the Wall of I Love Yous. Think about an episode of White Lotus crossed with National Lampoon's European Vacation. A﻿li will read with NeWest Press author Jaclyn Dawn, whose recent novel, The Inquirer, has been described as " appealing both in its innovation . . . and its unexpected insights" (Kirkus Reviews). Space is limited, so reserve your spot!-﻿---------------------------------------A﻿BOUT THE BOOK: It's been ten years since Claudia's mother died after a tragic collision with a banana boat. Her kids are now teenagers, her brother's wife has left him, and her ex has had a spiritual awakening that has him hinting at reconciliation — all things she can handle.But when her septuagenarian father decides to remarry after a brief courtship with a woman who is decidedly different than their mother, the entire family is thrown off course, and plans a long overdue memorial trip to the only place their mother ever dreamed of going: Paris. However, minutes after take-off, the trip takes an unpredictable turn and sets off a chain of events that threatens to derail the closure the family desperately seeks.Chance meetings, poolside confessions, run-ins with mimes, climate protests, and a man with a death wish force Claudia to reconsider everything she thought she knew about love, both the familial and the romantic, the tragic and the sublime. How well do we really know those closest to us? And how well do we really know ourselves?In this follow-up to her award-winning novel Roost, Ali Bryan explores thorny family dynamics with her trademark offbeat humour and insight. Coq is a darkly comedic contemporary family drama that explores grief, identity, and second chances in the one-and-only City of Love.A﻿BOUT THE AUTHOR:Ali Bryan's first novel, Roost, won the Georges Bugnet Award for Fiction and was the official selection of One Book Nova Scotia. Her second novel, The Figgs, was a finalist for the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. The Crow Valley Karaoke Championships is forthcoming from Henry Holt in 2023. Ali lives in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies on Treaty 7 territory, where she has a wrestling room in her garage and regularly gets choked out by her family. alibryan.comJaclyn Dawn grew up in a tabloid-free small town in Alberta. With a communications degree and creative writing masters, she works as a freelance writer and instructor. She now lives somewhere between city and country outside Edmonton with her husband and son. The Inquirer is her debut novel.

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