LATEST
RELEASE —
Séjour
Saint-Louis:
Montreal in late nineteenth century, a
gifted young poet falls victim to madness.
Today, a
struggling father is driven to drink over the intransigence of his music-obsessed teenage son. An equally conflicted wife and
mother threatens separation.
What connects these two worlds?
The Victorian fountain in Square Saint-Louis, a
series of seemingly random incidents in the city, a bronze bust on a white
plinth, and a school reunion where myth, art, and mysterious e-lixar fuse into
dramatic reflections of family dynamics. Through mirroring, resolution proves
possible.
“Stirling does it again, entertaining the
reader with a parade of engrossing characters. Through a complexity of allusion
simple truths are revealed. Contemporary, relevant, challenging, Séjour Saint-Louis is fused with
ambiguity and subtle humour.”
THE
IDEA —
Inspiration for this novel arose from seeing
the bust of the young poet Émile Nelligan in Square
Saint-Louis in Montreal and listening to buskers in the same area.
RESEARCH
—
Observations of how troubled sons and
authoritarian fathers sort things out fit perfectly with Nelligan’s personal
history, which I researched on line and found sufficient for dramatic and
historical purposes. I also read in both French and English certain
thematically relevant poems written by the young poet. Actually visiting sites
in the city helped me create atmosphere: street, park, Irish bar, or the Hotel
Nelligan in Old Montreal.
TIME
TAKEN —
Given the time and the travel
involved in doing the research, it took approximately nine months to write Séjour Saint-Louis.
I have been writing serious fiction since
retiring in 2000. My birth date places me in Aries’ domain.
GENRE
—
I attempt to write literary fiction that
entertains while being socially relevant.
Find me at the following:
reedstirlingwrites.com
https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/bookswelove
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