Fearnoch

“If you want to understand the real Canada, observes a character in Jim McEwen’s invigorating debut novel, a good place to start is Wing-nite Wednesday in any small town, including the eponymous Fearnoch… In probing Fearnoch’s squalor and his characters’ failures, McEwen has revealed the irresistible greasy heart of those Wing-nite Wednesdays. And in this Canada, love, as sentimental as it sounds, is the hottest sauce of all.”

Cecily Ross, The Literary Review of Canada

“This is rich, loamy writing, vivid, precise and often funny. Even minor characters are considered with insight and flair.”

Joan Sullivan, The Telegram