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Roses are difficult here  Cover Image Book Book

Roses are difficult here / W. O. Mitchell.

Summary:

This is a novel of small-town life. The town where roses are difficult is Shelby, in the Alberta foothills, and the time is the 1950s. Matt Stanley, the editor of the local paper, relishes the range of people he meets, from Willie MacCrimmon, the local shoemaker and demon curler, to the oldest resident, Daddy Sherry, all the way to the disreputable Rory Napoleon and his wife, Mame, who once conceived at the top of a ferris wheel “because there was nothing else to do.” But when a sociologist arrives to study the town, Matt takes her under his wing, which produces unexpected results. From scenes of high comedy (as when Santa comes to Shelby, or when Rory Napoleon’s goats invade the town) to gentle sadness, this 1990 novel shows W.O Mitchell at his traditional best. -- Publisher's description

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780771061097
  • ISBN: 0771060777
  • ISBN: 0771061099
  • Physical Description: 325 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Toronto : McClelland & Stewart, [1990].

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A Douglas Gibson book."
Subject: Newspaper publishing > Fiction.
City and town life > Fiction.
Publishers and publishing > Fiction.
Alberta > Fiction.
Genre: Fiction.
Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 11 of 11 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Vanderhoof Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 11 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Vanderhoof Public Library AF MIT (Text) 35193000108193 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -
100 Mile House Branch MIT (Text)
Legacy Use Count: 61
33923003870130 Classics Volume hold Available -
Creston Public Library FIC MIT (Text)
Acquisition Type: Donated
35140001135923 Fiction Volume hold Available -
Elkford Public Library FC MIT (Text) 35170000271445 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -
Fort St. James Public Library MIT (Text) 35196000076781 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -
Gibsons Public Library FIC MITC (Text) 30886000230769 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -
Midway Public Library Fic MIT (Text) 35143000220605 Adult Hardcover Fiction Volume hold Available -
Nelson Public Library F MIT (Text) 35148400162042 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -
Prince Rupert Library MITC (Text) 33294000338392 Adult Fiction - Second Floor Volume hold Available -
Radium Hot Springs Public Library FIC MIT (Text) 35130000059521 Adult Fiction Volume hold Available -


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