The Wanton Troopers

by Alden Nowlan

Book Overview

In this new edition of Alden Nowlan's poignant first novel, published posthumously in 1988, a boy growing up in a small Nova Scotia mill town is abandoned by the young mother he adores. Family relationships, sexual confusions, and the pains of love are rendered with deep and authentic feeling. This is an essential book for all readers who have admired the work of this major Canadian writer.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0864925468
• ISBN13: 9780864925466
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Goose Lane Editions
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.5"