Contemporary Canadian Literature with a Distinctly Urban Twist

Anvil Press

The Underwood

The Underwood

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Winner of the 20th annual 3-Day Novel-Writing Contest.

The Underwood is a poignant tale of a parentless twenty-one-year-old pianist who lands the job of lounge entertainer in a once glorious and elegant establishment. Enter the young Foster Lutz, and the hotel—including the lives of its inhabitants—is set for a spell of splendour and rejuvenation.

A loss-of-innocence novel set in an atmosphere pervaded with nostalgia and a yearning for a bygone era. Holden Caulfield meets Barton Fink.


  • Publication: Jan 1998
  • ISBN: 9781895636178
  • Pages: 132 pp
  • Size: 5 x 8 inches

Books by P.G. Tarr