Tension’s palpable and the past is always present in County Road Six
Kevin Hardcastle's novel, County Road Six, explores themes of tension and the inescapable past through the lives of the O'Hare sisters. Set in a fictionalized version of Simcoe County, the story delves into family dynamics, local history, and the impact of greed on their land. Hardcastle's personal experiences and the changing climate further enrich the narrative's depth.
- ▪The novel focuses on the O'Hare sisters, who deal with the aftermath of their father's death.
- ▪Set in a fictionalized Simcoe County, the story highlights class discrepancies and local tensions.
- ▪The narrative explores the impact of the past on the present, particularly regarding land ownership and community relationships.
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ShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountOpen this photo in gallery:Amazon/SuppliedThe operating mode of author Kevin Hardcastle’s latest novel, County Road Six, is tension. From the grim prologue to nearly its final pages, there is the feeling that some elemental darkness is drifting through the forest toward the remaining women of the O’Hare family, but also the region itself. Sometimes that tension breaks into otherworldly and apocalyptic destruction or ferocious physical altercation. But even in the wake of the release, the feeling simply begins bubbling up again.Over the phone from his home in Toronto’s Annex neighbourhood, Hardcastle explains why he was the person to write this book. “I’ve earned this with blood, you know?” Hardcastle says.
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