No Relation

No Relation by Fallis, Terry. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780771036163.

In his fourth novel, winner of the 2011 Canada Reads competition and "CanLits crowned king of chuckles" (Telegraph-Journal) Terry Falliss sharp, funny wit takes readers into the world of identity, inheritance, and belonging, begging the question: Whats in a name? This is the story of a young copywriter in New York City. Hes worked at the same agency for fifteen years, and with a recent promotion under his belt, life is good. Then, one morning this copywriter finds himself unceremoniously fired from his job, and after he catches his live-in girlfriend moving out of their apartment a couple hours later, hes also single. Believe it or not, these arent the biggest problems in this copywriters life. Theres something bigger, something that has been haunting him his whole life, something that hell never be able to shake. Meet Earnest Hemmingway. Whats in a name? Well, if you share your moniker with the likes of some of the most revered, infamous, and sometimes dreaded names in history, plenty. This is Earnests lifelong plight, but something more recent is on his plate: His father is pressuring him to come home and play an active role in running the family clothing business. And as a complex familial battle plays out, Earnests inherited name leads him in unexpected directions. Wry, clever, and utterly engaging, No Relation is Terry Fallis at the top of his form.