Donal seems very much the embodiment of the young doig, who also. Doig may not be an adventurous stylist, but what he excels at is good, wholesome, oldfashioned and. Charming, wise, and slyly funny, last bus to wisdom is a last sweet gift from a writer whose books have bestowed untold pleasure on countless people. The last bus to wisdom is ivan doigs final tribute to. Read last bus to wisdom a novel by ivan doig available from rakuten kobo. Last bus to wisdom npr coverage of last bus to wisdom by ivan doig. Last bus to wisdom is a masterful fusion of picaresque exploits and ripping yarns. Last bus to wisdom is a bighearted, joyfully meandering work by a master. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Last bus to wisdom audiobook cd king county library.
Maggies picks the last bus to wisdom by ivan doig youtube. Doig has always written with a keen ear for western vernacular, but in last bus to wisdom he kicks subtlety to the curb and adopts the sort of. Ivan doigs last novel last bus to wisdom, is a memorable finale to doigs career. Written by ivan doig, audiobook narrated by david aaron baker. This article was originally published in the september 2015 issue of bookpage. The last bus to wisdom is ivan doigs final tribute to the american west ivan doigs last novel is his most autobiographical and a gentle close to.
But when gram has to have surgery for female trouble in the summer of 1951, all she can think to do is to ship donal off. Last bus to wisdom takes us back 65 years to an era when the west was a little more rugged and the ethos of wide, open spaces allowed for mythical endings. Chicago tribune delightful last bus to wisdom is a sweet novel, a fitting and fine last work from a writer well miss for his endearing stories. Donal cameron is being raised by his grandmother, the cook at the legendary double w ranch in. Charming, wise, and slyly funny, last bus to wisdom is a last sweet gift from a writer whose books have bestowed untold pleasure on countless readers.
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