Why Rock the Boat

“Weintraub is a really first-rate farceur,” exclaimed the New York Times when Why Rock the Boat was first published by Little, Brown.

In 1940s Montreal, young Harry Barnes joins the Montreal Daily Witness, Canada’s most reactionary newspaper. The managing editor, Philip Butcher fires journalists with aplomb while keeping news out of the paper. To amuse himself Harry writes hilarious Butcher stories. To his horror, his scathing sketches are inexplicably printed in the Witness, which leaves him fearing for his job. But he soon falls for Julia, a beautiful journalist from a rival newspaper who is hot for rebellion. Harry wonders whether to keep his job and conform or win Julia and rebel. Misadventures and surprises ensue in this classic of old-time journalism.

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Why Rock the Boat

“Weintraub is a really first-rate farceur,” exclaimed the New York Times when Why Rock the Boat was first published by Little, Brown.

In 1940s Montreal, young Harry Barnes joins the Montreal Daily Witness, Canada’s most reactionary newspaper. The managing editor, Philip Butcher fires journalists with aplomb while keeping news out of the paper. To amuse himself Harry writes hilarious Butcher stories. To his horror, his scathing sketches are inexplicably printed in the Witness, which leaves him fearing for his job. But he soon falls for Julia, a beautiful journalist from a rival newspaper who is hot for rebellion. Harry wonders whether to keep his job and conform or win Julia and rebel. Misadventures and surprises ensue in this classic of old-time journalism.

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Why Rock the Boat

Why Rock the Boat

by William Weintraub
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Overview

“Weintraub is a really first-rate farceur,” exclaimed the New York Times when Why Rock the Boat was first published by Little, Brown.

In 1940s Montreal, young Harry Barnes joins the Montreal Daily Witness, Canada’s most reactionary newspaper. The managing editor, Philip Butcher fires journalists with aplomb while keeping news out of the paper. To amuse himself Harry writes hilarious Butcher stories. To his horror, his scathing sketches are inexplicably printed in the Witness, which leaves him fearing for his job. But he soon falls for Julia, a beautiful journalist from a rival newspaper who is hot for rebellion. Harry wonders whether to keep his job and conform or win Julia and rebel. Misadventures and surprises ensue in this classic of old-time journalism.


Product Details

BN ID: 2940011244360
Publisher: Bev Editions
Publication date: 03/25/2011
Sold by: Smashwords
Format: eBook
File size: 252 KB

About the Author

William Weintraub is a celebrated author of three novels and two works of non-fiction. They include the classic Why Rock the Boat which was made into a feature film (NFB), City Unique: The Rise and Fall of English Montreal, and Getting Started his memoir of literary life and friendship with Mavis Gallant, Brian Moore and Mordecai Richler. He was honored with the Order of Canada for his major contributions to literature and film. http://www.onf-nfb.gc.ca/eng/collection/film/?id=12744 http://www.nfb.ca/film/why_rock_the_boat_trailer/

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