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After two acclaimed historical books, one of Canada's most famous young authors now offers us the radiant, contemporary history of a man studying the all of a sudden confusing form his life has considered, and just why, and what his tasks-- as a partner, a father, a sibling, and an uncle-- truly are.Charlie Bellerose leads a seminomadic lifestyle, traveling widely to control the terminology academies he has established in several countries. After separating, slightly amicably, from his wife, he moves from Madrid back again to his local Canada to set up a new university, and for the very first time he forges a meaningful relationship with his brother, who's going through a vicious divorce. Charlie's able to make a fresh begin in Toronto but longs for his twelve-year-old princess, whom he recognizes only via Skype and the casual overseas visit. After a chance come across with a girlfriend from his university days, a woman now happily wedded and with children of her own, he works through some memories-including a particularly agonizing one they share-as he reflects on questions of family, home, fatherhood, and love. But two tragic incidents (one long former, the other very much in today's) finally threaten to demolish everything he's ever before believed in.
