Mad Dog by Kelly Watt
Thanks to Nicole Ballengee of PR by the Book, I am giving away one print copy of ‘Mad Dog ‘by Kelly Watt.
Description Mad Dog by Kelly Watt
A young woman’s coming-of-age story set against a backdrop of mystery and fanaticism
It’s the summer of 1964 and the Supremes are the reigning queens of radio. Sheryl-Anne MacRae dreams of running away from her home on an apple orchard in southwestern Ontario to find her missing mother. But the teenager’s plans are put on hold when her uncle and guardian, Fergus, the local pharmacist and an amateur photographer, brings home a handsome young hitchhiker.
When Sheryl-Anne meets the guitar-toting Peter Lucas Angelo, she falls in love. But life in Eden Valley is not as idyllic as it seems. As the summer progresses, Peter is pulled deeper into Fergus’ dangerous underworld – a world of sex, drugs, pornography and apocalyptic visions.
Through the naïve eyes of the ethereal 14-year old Sheryl-Anne, Kelly Watt explores themes of child abuse and sexual deviance, and the secrets, dissociation and denial that allow it to flourish.
A gothic tale told in vivid, often hallucinogenic prose, Mad Dog was a 2001 Globe and Mail notable book and Watt’s first novel. The book has been republished with a U.S. publisher (an updated edition).
Praise Mad Dog by Kelly Watt
“The strangest coming-of-age story you ever did read.” – The National Post
“To call this a first-love/coming-of-age story would belie the suspense and mystery that Watt so adeptly creates.” – The Globe & Mail
About Kelly Watt
Kelly Watt’s award-winning short stories have been anthologized, published internationally and longlisted for the prestigious CBC Radio’s Short Fiction Contest twice (2017/2015). She is the author of two books—the travel companion Camino Meditations (2014), and the gothic novel Mad Dog (2019). Watt lives in the Ontario countryside with her husband, a miniature schnauzer and three diligent chickens.
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Giveaway Mad Dog by Kelly Watt
This giveaway is open the U.S. only and ends on October 18, 2019 midnight pacific time. Entries are accepted via Rafflecopter only.
