HarperCollins
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Canada. It was a nominee for the 1995
Giller Prize
The Giller Prize (sponsored as the Scotiabank Giller Prize), is a literary award given to a Canadian author of a novel or short story collection published in English (including translation) the previous year, after an annual juried competition be ...
.
Summary
In the novel, narrator Charlie Kilworth recounts the history of his family, concentrating on his mother Lily and his grandmother Ede to find out who is his real father.
Adaptation
The novel was adapted into a
television film
A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for ...
in 2003 by
Sullivan Entertainment
Kevin Roderick Sullivan (born c. 1955) is a Canadian writer, director and producer of film and television programs.
Kevin Sullivan is best known for detailed period movies such as the ''Anne of Green Gables'' series of films, his movie adaptati ...