“John Charlton's A Bad Guy gives me much of what I crave for in literature, that of a familiar community and recognizable characters facing the inner conflict of making the right choices.”
-Michael Hetherton, author of Grasslands, an acclaimed collection of short stories.
ABOUT THE BOOK
A Bad Guy
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Book Details:
126 pages Black & White 5.5 x 8.5 inches |
ISBNs:
Hardcover 978-1-5255-4856-7 Paperback 978-1-5255-4857-4 eBook 978-1-5255-4858-1 |
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Keywords:
Regina 70’s, Criminal Behaviour, Brawls, Family relationships, Manhood, Morality, Fatherhood |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
John Charlton was born and raised in Regina. He graduated from the Journalism program at Mount Royal University in Calgary in 1978. He and wife Sharon are retired and call Regina home.
A Bad Guy is John’s first novel.
A Bad Guy is John’s first novel.
Behind A Bad Guy
Since A Bad Guy was published in 2019, reader reaction has been gratifying...
"The narration is an authentic Saskatchewan voice. You nailed it."
"It's a wonderful story."
"We thoroughly enjoyed your book."
"It was an easy read."
"Take a bow!"
"Such a great story of a guy who weaves in and out of someone's life."
"Loved it, loved the characters."
"The ending made me weep. Damn good."
"The narration is an authentic Saskatchewan voice. You nailed it."
"It's a wonderful story."
"We thoroughly enjoyed your book."
"It was an easy read."
"Take a bow!"
"Such a great story of a guy who weaves in and out of someone's life."
"Loved it, loved the characters."
"The ending made me weep. Damn good."
The Settings
John Charlton grew up in the north (later called north central) end of Regina and worked both that setting and era of his upbringing into the story.
The story begins the week of 1972 that the Canada/Russia hockey series concluded and winds into the 21st century when Maclean’s Magazine published an article naming the north central Regina neighbourhood as the worst in Canada.
Someone said writing lets you taste your memories more than once. That seems about right.
A Bad Guy: The Book Cover
The New Utopia Café was a Regina cultural touchstone for a few decades beginning in the late 1960s. Owner Roger Ing was one of a kind. His artistic experiments came to be known as Rogerism.
The Ing family graciously permitted Birds of a Feather, as the book cover. It is a drawing Roger gave the author years ago. It represents the two main characters, seemingly worlds apart, yet in many ways, birds of a feather. |
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