Written in luminous prose, The Whirlpool is a haunting tale set in Niagara Falls, Ontario, in the summer of 1889. This is the season of reckless river stunts, a time when the undertaker's widow is busy with funerals, her days shadowed by her young son's curious silence. Across the street in Kick's Hotel, where Fleda and her husband, David McDougal, have temporary rooms, Fleda dreams of the place above the whirlpool where she first encountered the poet, a man who enters her life and, unwittingly, changes everything. As the summer progresses, the lives of these characters become entangled, and darker, more sinister currents gain momentum.
The Whirlpool, Jane Urquhart's first novel, received Le prix du meilleur livre étranger (Best Foreign Book Award) in France and marked the brilliant debut of a major voice in Canadian fiction.
The Whirlpool, Jane Urquhart's first novel, received Le prix du meilleur livre étranger (Best Foreign Book Award) in France and marked the brilliant debut of a major voice in Canadian fiction.
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Hardback Editions
January 2005 : Hardback
| Title: The Whirlpool Author(s): Jane Urquhart Publisher: Regnery Publishing, Inc Availability: Amazon More details... |
April 1990 : Hardback
| Title: The Whirlpool Author(s): Jane Urquhart ISBN: 0-87923-806-2 / 978-0-87923-806-3 (USA edition) Publisher: David R Godine Pub Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 1989 : Hardback
| Title: The Whirlpool Author(s): Jane Urquhart ISBN: 0-671-69986-5 / 978-0-671-69986-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1986 : Hardback
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Paperback Editions
May 2011 : Paperback
| Title: The Whirlpool Author(s): Jane Urquhart ISBN: 0-7710-8627-X / 978-0-7710-8627-4 (Canada (English speaking) edition) Publisher: Emblem Editions Availability: Amazon More details... |
May 2002 : Paperback
| Title: The Whirlpool Author(s): Jane Urquhart ISBN: 0-7710-3476-8 / 978-0-7710-3476-3 (Canada (English speaking) edition) Publisher: New Canadian Library Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2001 : Paperback
| Title: The Whirlpool Author(s): Brian Quirt, Jane Urquhart ISBN: 0-88754-611-0 / 978-0-88754-611-2 (Canada (English speaking) edition) Publisher: Playwrights Canada Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 2000 : Paperback
| Title: The Whirlpool Author(s): Jane Urquhart ISBN: 1-56792-171-X / 9781567921717 (USA edition) Publisher: David R Godine Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
July 1999 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: The Whirlpool Author(s): Jane Urquhart ISBN: 0-7710-8656-3 / 978-0-7710-8656-4 (Canada (English speaking) edition) Publisher: McClelland & Stewart Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 1997 : Paperback
| Title: The Whirlpool Author(s): Jane Urquhart ISBN: 0-7710-8651-2 / 978-0-7710-8651-9 (Canada (English speaking) edition) Publisher: Emblem Editions Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 1993 : Paperback
| Title: The Whirlpool Author(s): Jane Urquhart ISBN: 0-7710-8661-X / 978-0-7710-8661-8 (Canada (English speaking) edition) Publisher: McClelland & Stewart Availability: Amazon CA More details... |
June 1991 : Paperback
| Title: The Whirlpool Author(s): Jane Urquhart ISBN: 0-340-53087-1 / 978-0-340-53087-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Sceptre Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1990 : Paperback
| Title: The Whirlpool Author(s): Jane Urquhart Publisher: David Godine, MA Availability: Amazon More details... |
1989 : Paperback
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January 1986 : Paperback
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1986 : Paperback
| Title: The whirlpool: A novel (McClelland and Stewart signature series) Author(s): Jane Urquhart ISBN: 0-7710-8655-5 / 978-0-7710-8655-7 (Canada (English speaking) edition) Publisher: McClelland and Stewart Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
January 1989 : Unknown
| Title: The Whirlpool Author(s): Jane Urquhart Publisher: McClelland and Stewart Toronto 1989 Availability: Amazon CA More details... |
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