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The Second Life of Samuel Tyne

Auteur(s): Esi Edugyan
Narrateur(s): Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah
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 Haunting and atmospheric, this debut novel portrays the heartbreak, hardship and moments of surprising grace in the life of a man struggling to realize his destiny.

A young man of astonishing promise when he emigrated from Ghana in 1955, Samuel Tyne was determined to accomplish great things. Fifteen long years later, he’s an insignificant government employee who hates his job when he unexpectedly inherits his uncle’s crumbling mansion in Aster, Alberta. Despite his wife’s resistance and the sullen complaints of his thirteen-year-old twin daughters, Samuel quits his job and moves his family to the town. For here, he believes, is that fabled second chance, and he is determined not to fail again.

At first, Aster seems perfect -- to Samuel, the formerly all-black town represents the return to a communal, idyllic way of life. But he soon discovers the town’s problems: a history of in-fighting, a strict town council and a series of mysterious fires that put all the townsfolk on edge. When his daughters cease speaking and refuse to explain their increasingly strange behaviour, Samuel turns more and more to the refuge of his electronics shop.

As his ambitions intensify, the life he has struggled so hard to improve begins to disintegrate around him, and a dark current of menace in the town is turned upon the Tyne family. Fiction Fiction de genre Fiction littéraire Historique Littérature mondiale Sincère
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I did not find this book very exciting. The narrator tried to use different voices for characters which I found very annoying. I enjoyed this authors other book much more

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This was a great read set in historic rural Alberta. As a non-native Albertan, I loved the local historic references. The characters were incredibly complex and the plot continued to evolve in surprising ways. Some very dark moments, lots of loss, tragedy and hope circle each other throughout. Some of the African accents were excellent! Felt that the passing of decades in the last few chapters was an interesting twist.

Great Read, Interesting End

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