Acadian Shorelines
(OC Publishing)(opens in new tab)
"A delightful novel, bittersweet, comical, and immersive."
Once exposed to the world around him via television and U.S. radio stations, a teenager in an Acadian village in the 1960s finds himself questioning everything about himself and his upbringing.
What Readers Are Saying
"An assured work of fiction by a writer who knows his subject matter intimately. The novel is wise, funny, surprising and compassionate. An absolute delight.”
— Ian Colford, The Seaboard Review of Books
“Acadian Shorelines is a funny, tenderhearted tale about a teenage Acadian boy coming of age in Nova Scotia. All of the important touchpoints are there: school, friends, family, sports and girls. d’Entremont has written a delightful debut.”
— Jane Doucet, Author, Fishnets & Fantasies
"An original and compelling coming-of-age story… inherently fascinating and memorable from start to finish."
— Midwest Book Review, Small Press Bookwatch.
“I laughed and I laughed and then I cried. A lovely, warm story, so full of humour and heart and nostalgia of the very best kind.”
— Marianne Ward, Editor
"Like relishing a 3-scoop literary ice-cream cone — a taste of Annie Proulx, Stephen Leacock and Stuart McLean."
— Debra Amirault Camelin, Author, Nathalie: An Acadian's Tale of Tragedy and Triumph
« Tendre, authentique et super réel... merci pour rendre hommage à ta communauté et les gens qui y habitant » ("Tender, authentic and super real... thank you for paying tribute to your community and the people who live there.")
— Yvette d'Entremont, Singer-songwriter, playwright, filmmaker
“A delightful novel, bittersweet, comical and immersive, where calamities — small and large — occur to beloved characters in a distinctly Canadian community. Narrated with equal parts wry humour and a compassion for the younger self that only comes with hindsight, this is a book you’ll want to share."
— Nicola Davison, award-winning author of In The Wake and Decoding Dot Grey