
George and Rue
(2005)A novel by
George Elliott Clarke
| "Rough, uncompromising and ultimately heartbreaking." Kate Saunders |
The facts are clear. It was, by all accounts, a "slug-ugly" crime. In 1949, George and Rufus Hamilton bludgeoned a taxi driver to death with a hammer in the dirt-poor settlement of Barker's Point, New Brunswick. Less than eight months later, the brothers were hanged for their crime. George and Rue's brutal act lives on in New Brunswick over half a century later, where the murder site is still known as "Hammertown". George Elliott Clark draws from this disturbing chapter in Canadian history in his first novel, brilliantly reimagining the lives - and deaths - of the two brothers. Fiercely human and startlingly poignant, "George & Rue" sifts seamlessly through the killers' pasts, examining just what kind of forces would reduce these men to lives of crime, violence, and ultimately, murder. In this richly evocative and bleakly comic tale, we also come to know the story of an impoverished Africadian community, powerless to help its people, and of a white community bent on viewing all blacks as dangerous outsiders. Infused with the sensual, rhythmic beauty that is the hallmark of George Elliott Clarke's writing, "George & Rue" is an unforgettable fiction debut.
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Hardback Editions
January 2006 : Hardback
| Title: George and Rue Author(s): George Elliott Clarke ISBN: 0-7867-1620-7 / 978-0-7867-1620-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Carroll & Graf Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 2005 : Hardback
| Title: George and Rue Author(s): George Elliott Clarke ISBN: 1-84343-260-9 / 9781843432609 (UK edition) Publisher: The Harvill Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 2005 : Hardback
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December 2004 : Hardback
| Title: George & Rue Author(s): George Elliott Clarke ISBN: 0-00-225539-1 / 978-0-00-225539-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Harper Collins Canada Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1980 : Hardback
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Paperback Editions
December 2006 : Paperback
| Title: George and Rue: A Novel Author(s): George Elliott Clarke ISBN: 0-7867-1874-9 / 978-0-7867-1874-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Avalon Publishing Group Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 2006 : Paperback
| Title: George and Rue Author(s): George Elliott Clarke ISBN: 0-09-948517-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
January 2005 : Paperback
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Other Editions
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