Welcome to William Gough's Books. My work has been published by Penguin Books, Breakwater Books, Firefly Books, Hounslow Press, McGraw-Hill-Ryerson, Douglas & MacIntyre, Mondadori, of Italy, & Heyne Publishing House of Germany.
Novels: 2010's list sees my brand-new novel, Midnight At The Mockingbird Motel, and the re-release of Maud's House, as well as Chips & Gravey.
Poetry: Also in release, Ocean of Childhood, the book-length poem about the early life of my late father. Poet In A Pontiac is my 'poem-movie' - a book-length poem about a High School Reunion where everything changes - MoonLight, is my book-length love poem for Caren Moon. It will also be part of our July -2010 audio-book releases.
And, in response to a number of requests, Red & Jack are back - in what's now the start of a brand-new Mystery series, - as I reissue my Thriller - now called, "Adventures In Panama"
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Novels, Poetry & a Thriller - all in one place :) William Gough's 2010 List - :-:
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Print: $18.00 Twenty-five years ago this novel was hailed when it first arrived.
This is the first Volume in William Gough's "Terra Nova Quartet" where all books stand alone, or may be read in series' order.
In this 25th anniversary edition, perhaps it's time for you to meet the woman who began it all - Maud?
...Reviews of 'Maud's House':
"Gough's writing is...poignant, spare with the strength and subtlety of a fine woodcut..."
E. Annie Proulx.
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Print: $18.00 One of William Gough's most popular novels, this remarkably funny and poetic book brings wildly different lives and worlds together for the strangest of miracles on one timeless and warped Christmas. This is the second Volume of the "Terra Nova Quartet" where all books stand alone, or may be read in order.
Quotes: "A magical tale of love, told with the vivid poetry of a wise, curious and passionate storyteller."
Atom Egoyan
"The arrival of a new Bill Gough novel is like being told you're heading off on a wonderful surprise vacation: no idea where you're going, the only guarantee that you're going to regret when it's over. A gift from one of our best writers, a true poet with a welcome sense of old-fashioned story-telling."
Roy MacGregor
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Print: $19.99 When Los Angeles begins to shake and rattle, it becomes strangely linked with the small outport of George's Cove in Newfoundland.
Maud Tilley - old enough to ignore birthdays - persuades her friends to join her on an erratic path from George's Cove to post-earthquake LA.
She heads towards the domain of the pale gambler, Timmy Sullivan who waits for guests in his Hollywood landmark. In this magical motel all rooms await their chosen guests as time slows, stretches and delivers the ultimate check-in.
Reviews:
Maud's House: "Poetic language and a style so filmic that every scene has dimension and reality... There’s pulse to this story, a low thunder of blood relation, expectations, habits, travail and decency."
Linda Spalding - Canadian Forum.
This is the third book of "The Terra Nova Quartet"
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Print: $18.00 A powerful and evocative poem about childhood in Newfoundland. William Gough, author of "Maud's House," "David Blackwood:Master Printmaker" and "Chips & Gravey" has returned to print with this book-length biographical poem about the birth and early years of his father. This is Volume One of "My Father In The Arms Of A Poem" Quote:Of The Proper Lover: "Where the poems succeed in linking memory and philosophy, they exceed the limits of personal poetry and acquire a life of their own...."
Toronto Star
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Print: $15.00 William Gough works in many forms - he's a novelist, film writer and poet. In Poet In a Pontiac he creates a novella that's also a word-movie - an inner film that unspools in the mind. And as it does, we meet the cast of characters; the Poet himself, assorted angels, and defective singers. This funny and slip-sliding poem is a turn of the century gathering on the edge of a rocky island. On this sleet-sucking night of a cruel-wind-whistling High School reunion it's as unnerving for students as it is for teachers. Trapped between worlds - this turns into the kind of reunion we can't escape.
This is a "Gull Pond Book"
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Print: $18.00 It's been a long time since Red Williams earned an honest dollar. A truly lovable con man, he lives in Panama with his girlfriend, Azucar, a woman he met in his favorite bordello. When Azucar is brutally murdered, Red vows to avenge her death. In his search for the killers, Red finds adventure, danger and a scandal that leads him to the highest level of American politics.
"Many readers will find their knuckles growing white as the story crashes toward its...throughly gripping conclusion."
The Ottawa Citizen
"A terrific read."
Winnipeg Free Press
"...his ability to bring his wild settings into a sharp focus is never less than uncanny."
Chicago Tribune
From its first publication, as "The Last White Man In Panama," by Penguin Books, to our current release, this thriller has gathered praise and readers. Now as the "Red & Jack" mystery series is launched we begin with this visit to the book that started it all.
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