Borderline (Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Janette Turner Hospital
- First Published: 1985
- Type of Work: Surrealism
- Time of Work: The 1980’s
- Setting: Boston, Montreal, and places between
- Principal Characters: Felicity, Augustine “Gus” Kelly, Jean-Marc Seymour
- Genres: Long fiction, Surrealist literature
- Subjects: Politics, 1980’s, New England, Immigration or emigration, Canada or Canadians, Mysteries, Adventure, Espionage or spies, Aliens, illegal, Refugees
- Locales: Boston, MA, Montreal, Canada
The Novel
On one level, Borderline is a thriller. Felicity, the owner of an art gallery, and Augustine “Gus” Kelly, a hard-drinking salesman and philanderer, are about to cross into Canada from the United States when a bizarre border incident introduces them to each other and to a world of intrigue and danger. A refrigerated-meat truck in front of them is inspected by immigration officials, who have been warned that it is being used to transport illegal aliens. Inside the truck, the officials find a dozen Salvadoran refugees, some already frozen to death. In the...
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