Sketcher, by Roland Watson-Grant
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Nine-year-old "Skid" Beaumont's family is stuck in the mud. Following his father's decision to relocate and build a new home, based on a drunken vision that New Orleans would rapidly expand eastwards into the wetlands as a result of the seventies' oil boom, Skid and his brothers grow up in a swampy area of Louisiana. But the constructions stop short, the dream fizzles out, and the Beaumonts find themselves sinking in a soggy corner of 1980s Cold War America. As things on the home front get more complicated, Skid learns of his mother's alleged magic powers and vaguely remembers some eerie stories surrounding his elder brother Frico.
These, as well as early events that Skid saw with his own eyes, convince him that Frico has a gift to fix things simply by sketching them. For the next few years, Skid's self-appointed mission to convince his brother to join him in his lofty plan to change their family's luck and the world they live in will lead to even more mystery and high drama in the swamp. Atmospheric, uplifting, and deeply moving, Sketcher--Roland Watson-Grant's stunning debut--is a novel about the beauty of life no matter how broken it is.
Sketcher, by Roland Watson-Grant- Amazon Sales Rank: #4212310 in Books
- Published on: 2015-10-06
- Released on: 2015-10-06
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 7.76" h x .87" w x 5.24" l, .84 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 288 pages
Review
“A wonderfully joyous, eccentric first novel.” ―The Times
“Funny, heartfelt and beguiling debut . . . The core strength of Sketcher is Skid's first-person account, told in colloquial Louisiana dialect. He is a funny and sharp observer, a bit of a wisearse--part Scout Finch, part Huck Finn, part Bart Simpson--yet capable of stunning lyricism.” ―The Bookseller
“Well, hats off to . . . a novel for teenagers which is so surprising, so defiantly odd and so linguistically quirky, it goes against every trend. . . . I suppose you'd call it magical realism, but it's so funny, so real in a non-magical sense it transcends the boundaries of that problematic genre. The plot is pretty bizarre, the language probably off-putting to most teenage readers, but it's a cracker all the same.” ―The Tablet
“If the broken parts of life cannot always be mended, most of it is still more than good enough, in these rollicking chronicles from the sticky side of Louisiana.” ―The Independent
“Part rambunctious tale of adolescence and part voodoo ghost story . . . a richly textured evocation of life in the Bayou, lush with fruitful descriptions and the tall tales of folklore.” ―The Literary Review
“Captivating and characterful.” ―Sunday Times, Young Adult Summer Roundup
“Sketcher is a beautiful debut novel, magical, funny, sad. Skid's voice is true. The novel is written in Louisiana dialect and the author is skilled at subtlety maturing the narrative voice as Skid grows from boy to young man.” ―The Regency Magazine
“A child's view on getting the most out of a broken life. This heart-warming story is all you need to make you smile.” ―Teen Titles Magazine
“Sketcher, his debut novel, is a witty Mark Twain-like diversion that tells of superstition and mojo-conjuring among the swamp folk of the Bayou during the Reaganite 1980s.” ―The Spectator
“You can almost feel the swamp sweating off the page throughout Grant's brilliantly atmospheric and occasionally grotesque coming-of-age tale.” ―Bath Life Magazine
About the Author Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Roland Watson-Grant, a former teacher of English, studied literature at the University of the West Indies. He now works in advertising as creative director. A short story version of Sketcher won the Lightship Short Story Competition.
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A must read! By La Maravilla A brilliant, magical novel. Narrated by young Skid Beaumont in his Louisiana accent and with haunting candour, the reader becomes immersed in a world that is remarkably tangible. His Pops Alrick Beaumont moves the family into the swamps of Louisiana because of a drunken vision that the Seventies oil boom would bring the city into the swamps. The dream, however, never becomes a reality, and Skid and his family find themselves stuck in the swamp, dreams the city slipping further and further away. A heartfelt story of the sadness, brokenness and beauty of life that readers of all ages can relate to.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A must-read book! By Ana Really enjoyed this! I highly recommend this novel and await the next novel. I had initially read the short story version to this book in Lightship Anthology 1, and found it intriguing. The author has built on this to produce a wonderful novel. It is funny, witty and at times moving. Readers will feel the raw emotions of the characters and be transfixed as the author skillfully describes the background and setting, while keeping them on the edge of their seat until the last page.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. inspiring in more ways than one... By Dretaz It took me awhile to finish this bc of life,It's not a book you can't put down, just one you want to always pick up and hangout with the charcaters...Respect Roland.
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