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    The Western Alienation Merit Badge: A Novel
    The Western Alienation Merit Badge: A Novel
    The Western Alienation Merit Badge: A Novel
    Audiobook5 hours

    The Western Alienation Merit Badge: A Novel

    Written by Nancy Jo Cullen

    Narrated by Saffron Henderson

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    About this audiobook

    Set in Calgary in 1982, during the recession that arrived on the heels of Canada’s National Energy Program, The Western Alienation Merit Badge follows the Murray family as they struggle with grief and find themselves on the brink of financial ruin. After the death of her stepmother, Frances “Frankie” Murray returns to Calgary to help her father, Jimmy, and her sister, Bernadette, pay the mortgage on the family home. When Robyn, a long-lost friend, becomes their house guest old tensions are reignited and Jimmy, Bernadette and Frances find themselves increasingly alienated from one another.

    Part family drama, part queer coming-of-age story, The Western Alienation Merit Badge explores the complex dynamics of a small family falling apart.

    Bespeak Audio Editions brings Canadian voices to the world with audiobook editions of some of the country’s greatest works of literature, performed by Canadian actors.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherECW
    Release dateNov 23, 2019
    ISBN9781773055381
    The Western Alienation Merit Badge: A Novel

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