No More Fridays
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
Published:16th Apr '26
£14.95
Supplier delay - available to order, but may not be available until after 1st October 2026.
During Elliott’s last year of high school, his mother dies of ALS, a neurodegenerative disease that progressively robs motor skills. Now his whole family is adrift and floundering. Elliott’s only friend, the uber-intellectual and socially maladaptive Riley, tries to help but needs to set boundaries so she can deal with her own family stuff. Then, some technically impossible but inescapably real events start to change everything.
Strange things happen in your darkest moments.
No More Fridays is about a young person’s struggle to cope with alienation and grief through philosophy, science, nature, and relationship. It reminds readers: a mind open enough can accept that the death of a loved one is never the end of the story.
“Go with these teens into dark tunnels and trek through the woods to their secret cabin. Deliberate imaginative, philosophical possibilities. Hang onto hope through a full force hurricane of tension. These characters and ideas will stay with you long after you’ve read the book.”
-- Sylvia Gunnery, author of Road Signs That Say West“Lesley Choyce’s 105th book does not disappoint. No More Fridays is a gripping and insightful blend of magical realism and philosophy.”
-- Kyle Mahar, biographer and researcher“Choyce has a feeling for the young and dispossessed, for the terrible angst of adolescence and the rituals of rebellion.”
-- The Globe and Mail“There are few names as beloved in Atlantic Canadian literature as Lesley Choyce, a true renaissance man of the written word and a cultural icon. For decades he’s been inspiring generations of readers with stories that crackle with authenticity and heart. His books have been translated into many languages, proof that East Coast storytelling knows no borders.”
-- James Mullinger, author of Brit HapISBN: 9781773638041
Dimensions: 22mm x 14mm x 1mm
Weight: unknown
126 pages