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Reviewed on January 1, 1994
Adolescent Jean-Michel Verhaeren does not have what might be called a nurturing environment: he's dealing with a brutal prison guard for a father, a guilt-inducing mother and brother, the narrow-minded conformity of the Fifties, and the foul air and water of Toronto, with its bone-numbing winters. "Our lives were blind, instinctive, Catholic. We were miners with no lanterns. We danced in our ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More