Drive-by Saviours (Fernwood Publishing, 2010) by Chris Benjamin
Chris Benjamin's tale of a cross-cultural friendship struck a chord with David Cribbs, who wrote "It's highly demonstrative of contemporary Canada: the story of an immigrant and a Canadian born, who meet on the subway, and whose lives come to intertwine. Many can relate to this book, it crosses cultural divides."
Accolades: Drive-by Saviours is hot off the press (it was published in September 2010), so it hasn't had much time to earn any laurels. But it won a rave review from critic Stephen Patrick Clare in the Halifax Chronicle-Herald, who called it "one of the finest first narratives to emerge from Atlantic Canada in recent memory. Well-balanced and masterfully crafted with a prose that is both poignant and poised, the work is certain to be considered for literary awards."
It wasn't a page turner, but it was a lovely story. Nice for a rainy day.
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