Going to Beautiful
Going to Beautiful by Anthony Bidulka, published by Stonehouse Publishing in May 2022, is a 300-page work that explores the life of international chef Jake Hardy. After a tragic accident disrupts his seemingly perfect life, Hardy finds himself in a snow-swept prairie town where he grapples with the complexities of grief and recovery. As he navigates this unfamiliar landscape, he begins to question whether his tragedy was truly an accident, leading him into a web of mysteries intertwined with the lives of others in the town.
Readers will encounter a narrative that blends elements of mystery and culinary themes, as Hardy teams up with his glamorous seventy-eight-year-old transgender neighbor to unravel a series of murders spanning decades. The story captures the essence of life on the prairies, presenting under-represented characters and a rich tapestry of emotions. Bidulka’s work invites readers to reflect on loss, joy, and the unexpected connections that can emerge in times of hardship, all set against the backdrop of a beautifully complex world.
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Winner of 2023 IPPY Award, and CWC Best Crime Novel 2023 -International chef Jake Hardy has it all. Celebrity, thriving career, plenty of friends, a happy family and faithful dog. Until one day when a tragic accident tears it all apart. Struggling to recover, Hardy finds himself in a strange new world–a snow-swept prairie town that time forgot–a place where nothing makes sense. Cold is beautiful. Simple is complex. And doubts begin to surface about whether Jake’s tragedy was truly an accident after all. As the sun sets in the Land of Living Skies, Hardy and his glamourous, seventy-eight-year-old transgender neighbour find themselves ensnared in multiple murders separated by decades. In Bidulka’s “love letter to life on the prairies” he delivers a story of grief and loss that manages to burst with joy, tenderness and hope. Redolent of his earlier works, Going to Beautiful brings us unexpected, under-represented characters in settings that immediately feel familiar and beloved. Beautiful–a place where what you need may not be what you were looking for.
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