![]() ![]() ![]() The publisher’s website describes it as “Gulliver’s Travels meets The Underground Railroad: a road trip through the countryside – and the psyche.”Īlfie is ever hopeful and constantly surprised as they encounter towns where Black residents speak only in sign language or that hold Indigenous Parades it is a land of werewolves and witches.ĭays by Moonlight is a Dantesque journey taken when the sun is setting and makes us question what is real.Īs Alfie and Bruno meander through rural southern Ontario discovering Skennen’s life and poetry through encounters with eerie landscapes and strange interviews with barbaric townsfolk, they visit sex museums and take in competitive house-burning rituals, never really sure if what they are seeing can be trusted.Īlfie’s recent loss of his parents and separation from his partner set the stage for his own healing journey as themes of loss, love, and longing wind through his inner monologues. Days by Moonlight follows botanist Alfred “Alfie” Homer as driver and research assistant to his parent’s friend Professor Bruno, a biographer searching for the mysterious poet John Skennen. ![]()
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