From Library Journal
In this tenth novel, best-selling Canadian author Findley (Pilgrim) depicts the disintegration of a family against the backdrop of the Stratford, Ontario, Shakespeare Festival. Griffin and Jane Kincaid live with their son, Will, in idyllic Stratford. Griffin, a repertory theater actor, discovers that his future success may depend on his response to homosexual overtures by the theater's director. Griffin is ambitious, but the security afforded by his wife's large inheritance suggests that something other than professional hunger motivates his fall onto the casting couch. Jane's simultaneous infatuation with Milos, the handsome Canada Bell repairman who arrives to mend a broken phone line, comes when she is most vulnerable. Yet this response rings false from a woman supposedly struggling to keep her marriage intact. Subtle character connections are interesting, but while diverting, subplots concerning the serial murders of women in neighboring towns and the domestic strife rampant in the family life of minor characters ultimately seem extraneous.

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I found the writing a bit masculine with some parts not developed enough, but it was still enjoyable enough. The story moved along nicely and wasn't overly predictable. And I've heard this is not his best work so I'll definitely be trying another at some point.

Released on Tuesday, November 11, 2003 at Cittie of Yorke pub, 22 High Holborn Rd in London-Holborn, England United Kingdom.

Will be released tonight at the London Meet Up.

Got the book at the London meet-up. Will take to this month's meet-up.

Quite an easy read, fairly unsurprising but OK for train journey to and from work.

Picked up at the December meetup in London this evening; I shall read, review and release. Thanks Vicki321!

Released on Tuesday, December 09, 2003 at Knight's Templar pub at 95 Chancery Lane in London, England United Kingdom.

Released at meet-up

Our journal entries appear to have crossed on this one. I have the book! I shall read it as soon as I am able.

Despite the horrible and curiously inappropriate cover design (which surely must have had a detrimental effect on sales!) I found 'Spadework' an enjoyable read. Like Tanabata, though, I found that there was something about the characters that failed to engage - a lack of realism perhaps. Then again, perhaps it just seems unrealistic to me because I don't live and work in a Canadian theatre community. Oh, and the chocolate-box ending was a bit of a disappointment. Plus it was slightly too hefty to be carried comfortably in my handbag. ;-)

Don't let me put the next reader off though - I genuinely looked forward to picking this book up and continuing where I left off, and it proved an excellent dose of escapism. More please.

Released at this evening's BookCrossing meet-up held at the Cittie of Yorke pub, London.

Picked this up at last week's meetup - clearing the table of unwanted books. It does look quite interesting though so I've now added it to my list of books to be read. Will read and re-release asap.

Sorry, but its another book arrived at a second hand booksellers, this time in a consignment of 11000 books from various charity shops and house clearances in south east London.

Its not the kind of book we sell, but rather than recycle it I shall send it on its way the next time I travel into central London by train.

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