''Evening Snow Will Bring Such Peace'' is a novel by
David Adams Richards
David Adams Richards (born 17 October 1950) is a Canadian writer and member of the Canadian Senate. , published in 1990. It was the second volume in his Miramichi trilogy, which also included the novels ''
Nights Below Station Street
''Nights Below Station Street'' is a novel by David Adams Richards, published in 1988."Searing fidelity about grim losers". ''The Globe and Mail'', May 14, 1988. It was the first volume in his Miramichi trilogy, which also included the novels '' Ev ...
'' (1988) and ''
For Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down
''For Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down'' is a novel by David Adams Richards, published in 1993."Malice on the Miramichi". ''Montreal Gazette'', October 2, 1993. It was the final volume in his Miramichi trilogy, which also included the novels '' Nig ...
'' (1993).
The novel centres primarily on Ivan and Cindi Bastarache, a couple whose troubled marriage begins to disintegrate when Cindi, who suffers from
epilepsy, injures herself during a fight with Ivan over money, leading their family and friends to believe that Ivan has committed
domestic violence
Domestic violence (also known as domestic abuse or family violence) is violence or other abuse that occurs in a domestic setting, such as in a marriage or cohabitation. ''Domestic violence'' is often used as a synonym for ''intimate partner ...
against her.
The novel won the
Canadian Authors Association award for fiction in 1991.
["Authors win national awards". '']Ottawa Citizen
The ''Ottawa Citizen'' is an English-language daily newspaper owned by Postmedia Network in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
History
Established as ''The Bytown Packet'' in 1845 by William Harris (journalist), William Harris, it was renamed the '' ...
'', May 16, 1991.
References
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1990 Canadian novels
Novels by David Adams Richards
New Canadian Library