Dame Polara navigates her life under the influence of her father, a dubious private investigator. As she faces new challenges, she must harness the investigative skills he imparted to safeguard herself and her loved ones. The story explores themes of self-reliance and the complexities of familial ties in a world filled with danger and deception.
"It's 1994 and Pete Curtis can't wait to get out of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Already, he's playing drums in a band whose songs belong on mix-tapes everywhere. Even though his new girlfriend seems underwhelmed, he knows it's just a matter of time before he and his pals break big. Ten years later, Pete is stuck teaching high school in the hometown he longed to escape, while his former best friend and bandmate is a bona fide rock star. Told in two alternating decades, To Me You Seem Giant is a raucous and evocative story about the difficulties of living in the present when you can't escape your past. In his debut novel, Greg Rhyno remembers the time signatures of mid-nineties Canadian indie rock."--