Emberton
By: Peter Norman
Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Madeira Park, BC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9781553655541; 9781553657842
Subjects: Canadian fiction
Description: Lance Blunt has never been able to read. When a postcard offers him a job at Emberton Dictionary, he goes for an interview, hoping someone at this prestigious bastion of language can teach him. Behind the revolving doors of the Emberton Tower, Lance finds only more mysteries. Lance must confront what is hidden in the Tower and discover the cost of harnessing the power of words.