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In his first novel, Stanley Park, Taylor brought readers into the inner workings of the Vancouver culinary scene, writing evocatively about everything from divine local ingredients to kitchen politics. In Story House, he takes on the rarefied world of architectural design with some boxing, fishing and reality TV thrown in.Graham and Elliot Gordon are halfbrothers, six months apart, the only sons of Packer Gordon, a famous architect. Graham is the natural son of Packer and his wife. Elliot is the product of Packers dalliance with a mistress. The boys are openly hostile towards each other, always have been, and when they reach their midteens, Packer decides they will settle their differences in a boxing ring. He takes them to Pogey Nealon, a retired fighter who runs a gym out of the basement of his house on Vancouvers Downtown Eastside. There, after eight weeks of training, the brothers box three rounds that will change their lives forever, as their father watches it all from a distance far greater than ringside: through the lens of his Bolex camera.Some twentyodd years later, both Pogey and Packer are dead, and it comes to light that Pogeys house the scene of Graham and Elliots pivotal battle was likely an early design of Packer Gordon. Now deserted, the boardedup building is home only to decadesworth of Pogeys papers and film reels, and a slow rot that eats away at the walls. Graham is an architect himself, gaining recognition not only for his last name but his own work; hes recently separated from his wife Esther and at a loss for how to make things work. Elliot is an importer of counterfeit brandname products who works out of an old hotel on Hastings, and is married to a beautiful woman named Deirdre who gave up architecture to raise their young twins. The brothers paths have only crossed twice in the intervening years, and for both, that was twice too many.In spite of their differences, which have only been magnified over time, Graham and Elliot agree to cooperate in restoring the house at 55 Mary Street, with enthusiastic help from the producer of the hit reality TV show Unexpected Architecture. Its a seemingly doomed venture, but will make for great television. And as the plans for preserving Packer Gordons legacy begin to come together, theres not only a surprising amount of collaboration, but cautious optimism that they might just pull it off. Yet nobody is prepared for what actually takes place when the cameras roll.From the Hardcover edition.
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