| Village of the Small Houses: A Memoir of Sorts Audio Edition Contributor(s): Ferguson, Ian (Author), Ferguson, Ian (Narrated by) |
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ISBN: 0864923953 ISBN-13: 9780864923950 Publisher: BTC Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Compact Disc Published: February 2005 Annotation: Ian Ferguson won the 2004 Leacock Medal for Humour for this outrageously funny book about growing up destitute in the far north. In 1959, just one step ahead of the law, Ferguson's con-artist father fled Edmonton with his pregnant wife, Louise, in a beat-up Mercury Zephyr. Passing himself off at the ?Indian school? as a teacher, Hank settles his ever-growing family in remote Fort Vermilion, Canada's third-poorest community ? where plumbing and electricity are unheard of and luck seems reserved for Whites only. Ferguson's gifts as a comic actor come to the fore in this spirited reading of his rib-tickling yet tender chronicle of a hard-knocks childhood. Mixing truth with fiction and introducing a cast of loveable misfits, Village of the Small Houses exists somewhere between Angela's Ashes and Who Has Seen the Wind. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6.16" W x 5.02" (0.24 lbs) 1 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Geographic Orientation - Alberta |
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| Publisher Description: Ian Ferguson won the 2004 Leacock Medal for Humor for this outrageously funny book about growing up destitute in the far north. Beginning with the dramatic events surrounding his birth (including a paddlewheel ferry heading for destruction, a legendary rowboat trip, and a life-and-death race against time), the richly recalled events of Ferguson's life and a vivid cast of loveable misfits make for a taut and appealingly idiosyncratic tale. In 1959, just one step ahead of the law, Hank Ferguson (the Ferguson brothers' con-artist dad" headed north in a beat-up two-toned 1953 Mercury Zephyr with his pregnant wife, Louise. He got as far as remote Fort Vermilion. Passing himself off as a teacher at the local "Indian school," he settled his ever-expanding family in what was then Canada's third poorest community -- an isolated aboriginal village where plumbing and electricity were unheard of and luck seemed reserved for Whites only. In this spirited reading, originally broadcast on CBC Radio in September 2004, Ian Ferguson's gifts as a comic actor rise exuberantly to the fore. Winner of an Audiophile Earphones Award, mixing truth and fiction with feckless abandon, Village of the Small Houses exists somewhere between Frank McCourt's Angela's Ashes and W.O. Mitchell's Who Has Seen the Wind. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ferguson, Ian: - With his brother Will, Ian Ferguson co-authored the runaway bestseller How to Be a Canadian. Ian Ferguson has also written extensively for radio and television. He is the creator of the live improvised soap operas Die-Nasty and Sin City, as well as the CBC comedy show Liquid Soap, and is currently developing a sitcom series for Fox Television. He lives in Los Angeles with his partner, actor and comedian Kirsten Van Ritzen.Ferguson, Ian: - With his brother Will, Ian Ferguson co-authored the runaway bestseller How to Be a Canadian. Ian Ferguson has also written extensively for radio and television. He is the creator of the live improvised soap operas Die-Nasty and Sin City, as well as the CBC comedy show Liquid Soap, and is currently developing a sitcom series for Fox Television. He lives in Los Angeles with his partner, actor and comedian Kirsten Van Ritzen. |