Description
Hamilton, Ontario, 1953. A nine-year-old boy meets with a horrific death at the hands of a sociopath; his little body is then hidden away in a soon-to-be-sealed tenement coal chute where it lies for two decades. The remains, discovered by contractors rerouting a pipe in 1974, make for sensational news; the fact that ten small bones are missing causes further speculation. But interest in the cold case fades quickly-except in the imagination of a tragically lonely boy named Scott Campbell, a resident of that sad building who suffers (equally) from undiagnosed Selective Mutism and the terrible neglect of his mentally ill mother. In the building's furnace room, Scotty meets his one and only friend: a child's playful, coal-black shadow that follows him through a litany of foster homes and into adulthood. Now, in 1987, thirteen years after the discovery of those remains, Scotty is an enigmatic street artist who makes strange sculptures out of found objects, which he leaves in the forgotten and overlooked corners of the city. Scotty's social worker, Simon, despairs over Scotty's plight: the mute will soon be completely on his own, for he aged out of government-sponsored aid almost two years ago and is now living on the remnants of a miracle extension arranged by Simon's boss. Simon also has his own dilemma: as a Mohawk with invested interest in the Six Nations of the Grand River, he feels like he is betraying his own community by working for the government-funded Children's Aid Society in Hamilton. Caught between pressure at home and the impending end of Scotty's meagre support, Simon is losing faith in both the System and himself. Little Bones is a heart-rending tale of loss, redemption, and the cruel consequences of investing in that most beautiful of lies-hope.
Author will be in Hamilton for the launch-also featured in the Spectator, on CFMU radio, and the music scene will advertise on his behalf Happy to travel wherever and whenever his job allows Publicize to major dailies, weeklies, alternative publications, genre publications, podcasts and radio Artwork reveals offered to key genre publications w/book giveaways/prizes. Major focus on securing reviews, interviews, and features Giveaways on Goodreads, and Facebook Display & giveaways at FanExpo, Word on the Street, Necon & other 2018 conventions being attended by CZP Social advertising campaign through Facebook, Instagram, and Goodreads Promotion on the author's website Publicity and promotion in conjunction with author speaking engagements , and book launches
About the Author
David Baillie was born, raised, and educated in Hamilton, Ontario. He emigrated from Canada to the United States in 1996, and has since been teaching modern and postmodern art and literature at a New England college preparatory school. What We Salvage is Baillie's debut novel, a work that draws upon his own experiences in the post-boot culture music scene of the late '80s-early '90s. His second novel, Little Bones, will be out in late 2019. He currently lives in central Massachusetts with his two sons, his artist/educator wife, Darcy, and her two daughters.
Reviews
Praise for What We Salvage "One of the most beautiful and moving stories about raw brutality-and the things brutality can never conquer-that you'll likely find." -Jason Heller for NPR ". . . a strong debut littered with glimpses of brilliance." -Publishers Weekly ". . . a violent, dark, impressionistic, philosophical, poetic coming-of-age novel." -Treasa Levasseur for the CBC "David Baillie's debut novel reads like a cosmopolitan capitulation of that famous journey into the heart of darkness undertaken by Joseph Conrad's Marlow . . . even as the author limns a stark poetic vision that is uniquely his own." -James Morrow "What We Salvage is a smart, simmering, coming-of-age punk tale with style, attitude, imagination, and even some wonder if you're not careful. Oi, oi, oi!" -Paul Tremblay
Awards
Nominated for Hamilton Literary Awards 2015 (Canada).
Book Information
ISBN 9781771485357
Author David Baillie
Format Hardback
Page Count 304
Imprint ChiZine Publications
Publisher ChiZine Publications
Author will be in Hamilton for the launch-also featured in the Spectator, on CFMU radio, and the music scene will advertise on his behalf Happy to travel wherever and whenever his job allows Publicize to major dailies, weeklies, alternative publications, genre publications, podcasts and radio Artwork reveals offered to key genre publications w/book giveaways/prizes. Major focus on securing reviews, interviews, and features Giveaways on Goodreads, and Facebook Display & giveaways at FanExpo, Word on the Street, Necon & other 2018 conventions being attended by CZP Social advertising campaign through Facebook, Instagram, and Goodreads Promotion on the author's website Publicity and promotion in conjunction with author speaking engagements , and book launches
About the Author
David Baillie was born, raised, and educated in Hamilton, Ontario. He emigrated from Canada to the United States in 1996, and has since been teaching modern and postmodern art and literature at a New England college preparatory school. What We Salvage is Baillie's debut novel, a work that draws upon his own experiences in the post-boot culture music scene of the late '80s-early '90s. His second novel, Little Bones, will be out in late 2019. He currently lives in central Massachusetts with his two sons, his artist/educator wife, Darcy, and her two daughters.
Reviews
Praise for What We Salvage "One of the most beautiful and moving stories about raw brutality-and the things brutality can never conquer-that you'll likely find." -Jason Heller for NPR ". . . a strong debut littered with glimpses of brilliance." -Publishers Weekly ". . . a violent, dark, impressionistic, philosophical, poetic coming-of-age novel." -Treasa Levasseur for the CBC "David Baillie's debut novel reads like a cosmopolitan capitulation of that famous journey into the heart of darkness undertaken by Joseph Conrad's Marlow . . . even as the author limns a stark poetic vision that is uniquely his own." -James Morrow "What We Salvage is a smart, simmering, coming-of-age punk tale with style, attitude, imagination, and even some wonder if you're not careful. Oi, oi, oi!" -Paul Tremblay
Awards
Nominated for Hamilton Literary Awards 2015 (Canada).
Book Information
ISBN 9781771485357
Author David Baillie
Format Hardback
Page Count 304
Imprint ChiZine Publications
Publisher ChiZine Publications
