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Salvage King, Ya!

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Anvil Press

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This was for a new edition of Mark Anthony Jarman’s classic novel, one of my personal favourite Canadian books.

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Debut novel from the author of 19 Knives and New Orleans is SinkingSalvage King, Ya! is a gritty, down-to-earth story of a hockey player’s last few years in the minors. Drinkwater, an almost-got-to-the-NHL tough-mouthed romantic is skidding through the tail end of his 30s on a high-octane journey of self-actualization. Chip-toothed and soaring he struggles to come to terms with the conflicting aspirations of his youth and the reality of inheriting the family junkyard. Roving. Luminous. Rowdy. Funny.