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East of the Rockies
Image Decay
Includes author-curated discussion questions!
Mark Lisac’s Image Decay returns to the pugnacious world of backroom politics laid out in his award-nominated Where the Bodies Lie. Set again in that “unnamed capital city east of the Rockies,” where the Brutalist architecture of the downtown core reflects the body politic laid bare.
When a cantankerous ex-government photographer seeks ownership of his prints, the powers-that-be are determined to prevent the release of certain sensitive photos. Set in the 1990s, this political thriller delves into questions of identity and memory, established power and its fears and secrets, old stock versus newcomers, belonging and alienation.Image Decay investigates the intricacies of political manipulation, personal anxieties, and how history must be seen to be confronted.
Mark Lisac’s Image Decay returns to the pugnacious world of backroom politics laid out in his award-nominated Where the Bodies Lie. Set again in that “unnamed capital city east of the Rockies,” where the Brutalist architecture of the downtown core reflects the body politic laid bare.
When a cantankerous ex-government photographer seeks ownership of his prints, the powers-that-be are determined to prevent the release of certain sensitive photos. Set in the 1990s, this political thriller delves into questions of identity and memory, established power and its fears and secrets, old stock versus newcomers, belonging and alienation.Image Decay investigates the intricacies of political manipulation, personal anxieties, and how history must be seen to be confronted.
268 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 1, 2020
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About the author
Mark Lisac
7 books38 followersMark believes readers deserve writing of good quality and tries to deliver it, but not in a showoff manner. His most recent work is Dream Home, a novel that can be read as a satirical portrait of an Alberta politician, and/or as a parody of a famous work of fiction, or as a story that stands on its own. That book followed Red Hill Creek, a novel about friendship, loyalty, and the legacy of war — set in Hamilton, Canada, in 1957.
Mark grew up in Hamilton and was a journalist for forty years in Saskatchewan and Alberta before turning to fiction when not busy making wine and pizza, and watching CFL football.
His first fiction book, Where the Bodies Lie, was shortlisted by Crime Writers of Canada for its best first novel award in 2017.
Non-fiction produced during his work career included The Klein Revolution, the first book-length study of a crisis period in Alberta politics, and Alberta Politics Uncovered, which won the Writers' Guild of Alberta award for non-fiction in 2005.
He lives in Edmonton with his wife.
Mark grew up in Hamilton and was a journalist for forty years in Saskatchewan and Alberta before turning to fiction when not busy making wine and pizza, and watching CFL football.
His first fiction book, Where the Bodies Lie, was shortlisted by Crime Writers of Canada for its best first novel award in 2017.
Non-fiction produced during his work career included The Klein Revolution, the first book-length study of a crisis period in Alberta politics, and Alberta Politics Uncovered, which won the Writers' Guild of Alberta award for non-fiction in 2005.
He lives in Edmonton with his wife.
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