{"product_id":"the-little-brudders-of-misericorde-paperback","title":"The Little Brudders of Miséricorde - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid M. Wallace\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMan and mouse: comrades who together navigate a world of saints and sinners, and crimes both real and imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpence is lost--the brief optimism of his early retirement and bold move from Vancouver to Montréal has devolved into a lonely round of French classes, winter cycling and watering his absent daughter's houseplants. When a mouse moves into his Notre-Dame-de-Grâce apartment uninvited, Spence welcomes the company and the two form an unlikely friendship. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThierry is a petty thief with strong opinions and a foul mouth who draws the former Drama teacher into an unexpected theatre of conspiracies. He becomes Spence's little brother, helping him learn French, confront painful memories and reaffirm his Catholic faith. A darkly comic story of rebirth that is both poignant \u003cem\u003eet amusant\u003c\/em\u003e, sacred \u003cem\u003eet sacrebleu\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwo unlikely friends navigate a world of saints and sinners, and crimes both real and imagined.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpence is lost--the brief optimism of his early retirement and bold move from Vancouver to Montréal has devolved into a lonely round of French classes, winter cycling and watering his absent daughter's houseplants. When Thierry, une petite souris, moves into his apartment uninvited, Spence welcomes the company. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThierry is a petty thief with strong opinions and a foul mouth who draws the former drama teacher into an unexpected theatre of conspiracies. He becomes Spence's little brother, helping him learn French, confront painful memories and reaffirm his Catholic faith. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA darkly comic story that is at once poignant \u003cem\u003eet amusant\u003c\/em\u003e, sacred \u003cem\u003eet sacrebleu\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow a resident of Montreal, David Wallace earned a BFA from the University of Victoria. He performed with the Globe Theatre (Regina), the Bastion Theatre (Victoria) and at the Edmonton, Vancouver and Victoria Fringe Festivals before beginning a twenty-year teaching career in Burnaby, BC. His poems have been published in the Australian journal \u003ci\u003eStudio\u003c\/i\u003e and in the Canadian journal \u003ci\u003eGrain\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Little Brudders of Miséricorde\u003c\/i\u003e is his first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 278\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8.43 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 14, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766249259296,"sku":"9781990160080","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a16db7b7530e0c5f47e2c418e57859af.webp?v=1780288209","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-little-brudders-of-misericorde-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}