Lori lansens is a screenwriter by trade, and her cinematic sensibilities show from the very beginning of rush home road. The story explores the lives of those canadian blacks whose ancestors fled north during the american revolution or by way of the underground railroad. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Rush home road by lori lansens 2008, paperback for sale. Lori lansens became one of canadas most sought after writers more than a year before her internationally heralded first book, rush home road, would see publication in april 2002.
The novel was a shortlisted finalist for the rogers writers trust fiction prize lansens followup novel, the girls, was published in 2005. This book is equally amazing, rich characterization and beautifully narrated. Lori lansens is a canadian novelist and screenwriter lansens was a successful screenwriter, whose credits included the films south of wawa, wolf girl and marine life, before publishing her first novel rush home road in 2002. Addy is forced to leave her beloved home as a teenager, the place will call to her for the rest of her life. When 5year old sharla cody is dumped on the doorstep of addy shadd, a 70year old woman living in a trailer park. A plotdriven first from canadian lansens strains to affirm love and redemption as an ailing slavedescendant becomes guardian of a mixedrace child. Annabel lyon, vancouver sun rush home road offers an interesting storyline rich with satisfying plot twists that skilfully confute the readers expectations. Rush home road by lori lansens paperback, 2002 for sale. Lori lansens was a successful screenwriter before writing her first novel, rush home road, which was translated into twelve languages and published in fifteen countries. With addys health now failing rapidly, she and sharla both find redemption and closure when they finally make it back to rusholme as in rush home road. It certainly kept my attention i was never bored but at the same time, the writing had a gentle consistent flow to how the story was being told. Buy rush home road book online at low prices in india.
Addy, lansens s central character, is an elderly black woman who was raised in a settlement founded by fugitive slaves, the fictional village of rushholme, and now lives in a trailer park near chatham. See all 14 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Lori lansens has written several films and is the author of the novel rush home road. Free download or read online rush home road pdf epub book.
The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 387 pages and is available in hardcover format. Though it opens in 1978 in a chatham, ontario, trailer park, lansenss poignant debut is just such a novel. Id certainly recommend this book, and look forward to reading more books by the same author. A novel by lori lansens in epub, fb2, rtf download ebook. Pdf rush home road by lori lansens download pdf free ebook. Its something chesterd learned, how a persons words did not always disclose the intention of his heart. My friend rachelle, who is a voracious reader and buyer of books, lent me this gem. Share rush home road by lori lansens paperback, 2002 currently sold out.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Jan 01, 2002 my friend rachelle, who is a voracious reader and buyer of books, lent me this gem. Lori lansens became one of canadas most sought after writers more than a year before her internationally heralded first book,rush home road, would see publication in april 2002. Lori lansens was a successful screenwriter before she burst onto the literary scene in 2002 with her first novel rush home road. Rush home road by lori lansens an older woman saw a neighbor girl that was abandoned by her mother. Lori lansens was born and raised in chatham, ontario, a small canadian town with a remarkable history as a terminus on the underground railroad, which became the. Lori lansens books list of books by author lori lansens. Rush home road by lori lansens penguin random house canada. Pdf rush home road book by lori lansens free download 387.
Rush home road by lori lansens paperback, 2002 about this product. Khaled hosseini jodi picoult wally lamb jeffrey eugenides sue monk kidd sara gruen amy tan barbara kingsolver anita shreve lionel shriver. The style of this authors writing is very compatible to my preferred reading style. Brilliantly structured and achingly lyrical, this beautiful first novel by the award winning author of the girls tells the story of two unlikely people thrown together. Jan 21, 2003 in rush home road, lori lansens creates a teeming, forgotten world linked to our own by one womans life, laid down across the twentieth century like a fragile railroad track. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading rush home road. Journeying through the pages with addy and sharla was wonderful. Sharla cody is only five, but has already lived a troubled life. So immediately and passionately was her novel embraced that it was already frontpage arts news back in april 2001. Joined to ruby at the head, roses face is pulled to one side, but she has full use of her limbs. Rush home road was top of her list, so i ordered it on amazon. I trust them, in a way that i cant trust my computer, though i couldnt do without it. Lansens books and tells the story of sharla cody and mumaddy.
Knopf canada was the first publisher to buy this extraordinary debut novel, but just before. Both of addys children had died, one at birth and the other a six years of age. The book is set in the detroitwindsorchatham corrider of southern ontario as are most of ms. Lori lansens, quote from rush home road remy didnt suggest an ounce of discourtesy, but only had a different way of talking. Books by lori lansens writers similar to lori lansens. Firsttime novelist lori lansens a white screenwriter living in toronto does so passionately with rush home road. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 2002, and was written by lori lansens. The story is about a black woman growing up in southern ontario end of the underground railroad and the trials of her life. Sharla cody is only five but has already had a troubled life.
A novel hardcover may 1, 2002 by lori lansens author. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Rush home road paperback lansens, lori jun 06, 2002. I found myself connecting with the main character every step of her journey. About the author lori lansens has written several films and is the author of the novel rush home road. Addy, lansens s central character, is an elderly black woman who was raised in a settlement founded by fugitive slaves, the fictional village of rushholme, and now.
She has written several films including south of wawa, marine life and wolf girl. Sharla is a five year old who has had a tough go of it already and addy is a 70 year old who had a tough go of it all her life. Lori lansens was born and raised in chatham, ontario she has written several films including south of wawa, marine life and wolf girl. The main characters of this fiction, historical story are. Although sharla is not the angelic child addy shadd had pictured when she agreed to look after her, the two soon forge a deep bond. Her followup novel the girls was an international success as well. See all books authored by lori lansens, including the mountain story, and rush home road, and more on. Reminds her of the little white flowers mum addy planted instead of grass on the square out front. In lori lansens astonishing second novel, listeners come to know and love two of the most remarkable characters in canadian fiction. Sharla cody is only five, but has already lived a troubled life only to find herself dumped on an elderly neighbors doorstep when her mother takes off for the summer.
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Sharla cody is only five, but has already lived a troubled life only to find herself dumped on an elderly neighbors doorstep when her mother takes off for the. The book jacket says that this is lori lansens first novel. Dialogue is crucial, as well as visuals, some of them quite arresting. Lansens was a successful screenwriter, whose credits included the films south of wawa, wolf girl and marine life, before publishing her first novel rush home road in 2002. We found it to be very well written and we fell in love with the two main characters. Rush home road by lori lansens overdrive rakuten overdrive. Lori lansens was born and raised in chatham, ontario. Apr 03, 2008 buy rush home road digital original by lansens, lori isbn. Rush home road paperback june 27 2008 by lori lansens author 4. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages. Listen to rush home road audiobook by lori lansens. Lori lansens is a canadian novelist and screenwriter. She lived in toronto for 22 years and recently moved to california.