Four chronically homeless people–Amelia One Sky,
Timber, Double Dick and Digger–seek refuge in a warm movie theatre when a
severe Arctic Front descends on the city. During what is supposed to be a
one-time event, this temporary refuge transfixes them. They fall in love with
this new world, and once the weather clears, continue their trips to the
cinema. On one of these outings they meet Granite, a jaded and lonely
journalist who has turned his back on writing “the same story over and over
again” in favour of the escapist qualities of film, and an unlikely friendship
is struck.
A found cigarette package (contents: some unsmoked
cigarettes, three $20 bills, and a lottery ticket) changes the fortune of this
struggling set. The ragged company discovers they have won $13.5 million, but
none of them can claim the money for lack proper identification. Enlisting the
help of Granite, their lives, and fortunes, become forever changed.
Ragged Company is a journey into both the future and the
past. Richard Wagamese deftly explores the nature of the comforts these friends
find in their ideas of “home,” as he reconnects them to their histories.
Registration required.
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