{"product_id":"songs-of-love-on-a-december-night-hardcover","title":"Songs of Love on a December Night - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Adams Richards\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom one of Canada's greatest novelists comes a tale of dark aspirations, betrayal and murder.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Colonel Musselman is found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, a rumour soon surfaces that he was murdered by his own teenage son, Jamie. As weeks, months and years pass, Jamie--shy and withdrawn but brilliant--continues to maintain his innocence. Yet few others, besides his fiancée, Gertie, believe him. Suspected, harassed and questioned, Jamie is finally tried and convicted of the crime. But nothing is as it seems. Before the murder, unlikely alliances between a self-styled revolutionary recently expelled from university, a young man claiming Indigenous heritage, and Gertie's own hapless father had long ago set the stage for intrigue and bloodletting. As the aftermath of this crime threatens to destroy both the innocent and the guilty, it is left to a few citizens who have been dismissed and overlooked to solve what the others, blinded by their arrogance and personal vanity, refuse to admit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRichly conceived and utterly fearless in its examination of morality, justice, prejudice and corruption, \u003ci\u003eSongs of Love on a December Night\u003c\/i\u003e is an epic exploration of the self-betrayal that we are capable of, and of the redemption we so often aspire to.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDAVID ADAMS RICHARDS is one of Canada's pre-eminent writers. His recent novels include \u003ci\u003eDarkness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Mary Cyr\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePrinciples to Live By\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eCrimes Against My Brother\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIncidents in the Life of Markus Paul\u003c\/i\u003e, both of which were longlisted for the Giller Prize. Among his other novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Highway\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award and the Giller Prize; \u003ci\u003eThe Friends of Meager Fortune \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book; \u003ci\u003eMercy Among the Children\u003c\/i\u003e won the Giller Prize. In 2017, David Adams Richards was appointed to the Senate of Canada on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 9.26 x 11.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45928796192965,"sku":"9780385699211","price":35.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/AGjBbehToy9780385699211.webp?v=1772650662","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/songs-of-love-on-a-december-night-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}