Flight

by Darren Hynes

These are Emily's last five days in Lightning Cove, a community on the northeast coast of Newfoundland where she struggles to free herself from an oppressive husband. But a lot can happen in five days. Like so many things in her life, Emily's freedom has been a long time coming. Now she knows it won't come without a fight.

295 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 15, 2008

About the author

Darren was born in Fogo Island, Newfoundland, but grew up in Labrador City. For fifteen years Darren was a professional actor, having worked in many of the regional theatres in Canada as well as in film/television. In 2006 he was a student at The Humber School for Writers in Toronto. Creative Book Publishing (Killick Press) published his first novel, Flight, in 2010. His first Young Adult novel, Creeps, will be published this summer by Penguin Canada (Razorbill).

Presently, Darren is enrolled in the MFA Creative Writing program at The University of Guelph. He lives in Toronto and is working on his third novel.

Reviews

[Flo Newton · Rating 4 out of 5]

I started and stopped reading this book a couple of times only because life was busy not because I did not like it! In fact I loved it! I really liked the author’s style in writing and will be looking for more books by him!

[Ari · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this a powerfully written book. I couldn't put it down. Hynes has a style of writing that is very distinctive.