NEWS:

A Sharp Intake of Breath wins The 2008 Martin and Beatrice Fischer Award in Fiction at the 20th annual Canadian Jewish Book Awards

John Miller is named finalist for the Dayne Ogilvie Grant for Emerging Gay Writers

A Sharp Intake of Breath is the story of Toshy Wolfman. Born with a split lip and cleft palate, Toshy’s life is an uphill battle. Believing he is dim-witted and ugly, he finds his resentment slowly building as he is ridiculed, used, and misled. Ultimately, he is imprisoned after being caught stealing a valuable and famous diamond, the Orange Sunset.

But Toshy’s story is not his alone — it is shared with his two sisters: Lil, a radical and a devotee of anarchist Emma Goldman; and Bessie, who goes to work for one of Goldman’s enemies, the owners of the Orange Sunset.Toshy’s love for his sisters drives him to make some of the bravest decisions of his life. But despite having seemingly overcome his obstacles, an aging Toshy stuns his nephew by asking for his assistance in committing suicide.Toshy won’t fully explain his decision. Nor will he fully explain why, at this late stage in life, he is obsessed with making a journey to France.

This second novel is a bold leap forward. Mature, thematically complex, it retains all of the plot punch of The Featherbed.

Ordering John Miller's novels on-line

In Canada, to order single copies of A Sharp Intake of Breath, John Miller's award-winning novel, please go to Chapters Indigo online or Amazon.ca.

In the United States, please go to Amazon.com or BarnesandNoble.com or in Europe to any of the other Amazon sites: Amazon.co.uk (United Kingdon), Amazon.fr (France), or Amazon.de (Germany)

In Canada, to order single copies of The Featherbed, John Miller's first novel, please go to Chapters-Indigo online or Amazon.ca.

In the United States please go to Amazon.com or BarnesandNoble.com, or in Europe to any of the other Amazon sites: Amazon.co.uk (United Kingdon), Amazon.fr (France), or Amazon.de (Germany)