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A Left At the Fork
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ISBN10: 103836549X
ISBN13: 9781038365491
Publisher: FriesenPress
Published: Apr 17 2026
Pages: 264
Weight: 0.97
Height: 0.75 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781038365491
Publisher: FriesenPress
Published: Apr 17 2026
Pages: 264
Weight: 0.97
Height: 0.75 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Two best friends from rural Newfoundland head west to Fort McMurray, Alberta, with a simple plan-get a job, make money, and live the kind of life that's always seemed just out of reach back home. Doug comes from a dysfunctional home due to his abusive, alcoholic father, and he struggles to believe he's capable of being anything more. Layne grew up in a steadier world, raised by a loving single mom who treated Doug like family long before either boy realized how much that mattered.
But Fort Mac doesn't care where people come from. It's a boomtown built on long shifts, easy money, and the kind of nightlife that turns blowing off steam into a way of life. Layne, the one who always seemed to have it together, starts chasing the highs that come with the place, and he can't seem to find the brakes. Doug, meanwhile, finds something that scares him more than failure-the possibility of a normal life. But only if he can keep the worst parts of his past at bay. That becomes increasingly difficult to do, however, as Layne sinks further and further into oblivion, and Doug's attempt to save his best friend may cost him more than he's willing to pay.
But Fort Mac doesn't care where people come from. It's a boomtown built on long shifts, easy money, and the kind of nightlife that turns blowing off steam into a way of life. Layne, the one who always seemed to have it together, starts chasing the highs that come with the place, and he can't seem to find the brakes. Doug, meanwhile, finds something that scares him more than failure-the possibility of a normal life. But only if he can keep the worst parts of his past at bay. That becomes increasingly difficult to do, however, as Layne sinks further and further into oblivion, and Doug's attempt to save his best friend may cost him more than he's willing to pay.
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