The Longest Year

• The Longest Year is a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award for translation

There's something extraordinary about Thomas Langlois. Thomas is a young boy growing up in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with a French-Canadian father, Albert, and an American mother, Laura. But beyond the fact that he lives between two cultures and languages, there's something else about Thomas that sets him apart he was born on February 29. Before Albert goes on a strange quest to find out more about their mysterious relative, Aim Bolduc, he explains to Thomas that he will only age one year out of every four and he will outlive all of his loved ones.

Thomas's loneliness grows and the years pass until a terrible accident involving a young girl sets in motion a series of events that link the young girl and Thomas to Aim Bolduc a Civil Warera soldier and perhaps their contemporary.

Spanning three centuries and set against the backdrop of the Appalachians, from Quebec to Tennessee,The Longest Yearis a magical and poignant story about family history, fateful dates, fragile destiniesand lives brutally ended and mysteriously extended. (FromHouse Of Anansi Press)

The Longest Year was shortlistedfor theGovernor General's Literary Award for French-language fiction in 2016.

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