Ebook336 pages5 hours
We Were the Bullfighters
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
About this ebook
“A window into Canada's role in the making of Ernest Hemingway in clear, clean prose.” — Lee Gowan, author of The Beautiful Place
Sent to cover bank robber Red Ryan’s daring prison break, a young Ernest Hemingway becomes fascinated with the convict.
In 1923, Ernest Hemingway, struggling with the responsibilities of marriage and unexpected fatherhood, has just made a big mistake. He decided that for the baby’s first year he would interrupt his fledgling writing career in Paris and move his family to North America. No longer a freelancer, he now has a gruelling job with a difficult boss, as a staff reporter for the Toronto Daily Star. On his first day, already feeling hemmed in by circumstances, he’s sent to cover a prison break at Kingston Pen.
The escaped convicts, led by notorious bank robber Norman “Red” Ryan, are on the run, making their way from the bush north of Kingston, to the streets of Toronto, and then through towns and cities across the United States. Their crimes become more brazen, their lifestyle increasingly glamorous. Growing more and more preoccupied with Ryan and his willingness to risk everything to be free, Hemingway ponders duty, freedom, and what stops a man from pursuing his dreams.
Sent to cover bank robber Red Ryan’s daring prison break, a young Ernest Hemingway becomes fascinated with the convict.
In 1923, Ernest Hemingway, struggling with the responsibilities of marriage and unexpected fatherhood, has just made a big mistake. He decided that for the baby’s first year he would interrupt his fledgling writing career in Paris and move his family to North America. No longer a freelancer, he now has a gruelling job with a difficult boss, as a staff reporter for the Toronto Daily Star. On his first day, already feeling hemmed in by circumstances, he’s sent to cover a prison break at Kingston Pen.
The escaped convicts, led by notorious bank robber Norman “Red” Ryan, are on the run, making their way from the bush north of Kingston, to the streets of Toronto, and then through towns and cities across the United States. Their crimes become more brazen, their lifestyle increasingly glamorous. Growing more and more preoccupied with Ryan and his willingness to risk everything to be free, Hemingway ponders duty, freedom, and what stops a man from pursuing his dreams.
Author
Marianne K. Miller
Marianne K. Miller is a graduate of the Creative Writing Program at the University of Toronto. As an independent scholar and member of The Hemingway Society, she presented a paper, Hemingway in Toronto, at the 18th International Hemingway Conference in Paris, France. We Were the Bullfighters is her debut novel. She lives in Toronto.
Related to We Were the Bullfighters
Related ebooks
Live by the West, Die by the West: The Smoke Jensen Saga Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Black Cat Weekly #39 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPrivate Views Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hair of the Dog Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Good Year for the Roses Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Death Along the Spirit Road: A Spirit Road Mystery, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTerminal Black Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Sentinel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Emmeline Papers Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDarkness at Midday Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Time For Justice Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Last Show at the Alamo Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEnter, Night: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Whiskey Shots Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBlue On Blue Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Dusty Adler Murder Mystery: Gideon Detective Series, #4 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSacrifice Dreams Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhat Hunts Me Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBone Island Mambo: An Alex Rutledge Mystery Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Outbreak: The Brother's Creed, #1 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Double Vision Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFloating Wreckage Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCemetery Jones 2: Cemetery Jones and the Maverick Kid Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRunning From Tomorrow Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Eastern Ukraine Question: Tales of MI7, #4 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Stranger in My Bed: The True Story of Marriage, Murder, and the Body in the Box Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ten Million Years to Friday (The John Lymington SciFi/Horror Library #11) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Curse of Scáthach Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTransport: Transport Series, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Green Cross Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Biographical/AutoFiction For You
Crow Mary: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Count of Monte Cristo Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Mystery of Mrs. Christie: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Lioness of Boston: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Only Woman in the Room: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wolf Hall: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Euphoria Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Carnegie's Maid: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Post Office: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Diamond Eye: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Curious Life of Elizabeth Blackwell Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fire from Heaven Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Other Einstein: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Second Mrs. Astor: A Heartbreaking Historical Novel of the Titanic Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5America's First Daughter: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Jubilee Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lady Clementine: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bring Up the Bodies: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Train Dreams: A Novella Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Auschwitz Lullaby: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Confessions of Nat Turner: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Well-Behaved Woman: A Novel of the Vanderbilts Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Postcard Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Women: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Her Hidden Genius: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Traitor's Wife: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Accidental Empress: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Captain is Out to Lunch Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Related categories
Reviews for We Were the Bullfighters
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews