And Toronto’s 77-year-old award-winning multi-hyphenate Gerald Hannon, who opted for an assisted death in May, knew how to write a story. Far, far from Toronto — and its history, to which Hannon added footnotes, paragraphs and a chapter or two — I savoured the memoir from start to finish. Hannon left for university in Toronto (along with a girlfriend, a hairdressing academy student), sensing the city held answers. Yet, written with such clarity and verve “Immoral, Indecent & Scurrilous” cannot help but impress. He published his first paid book review in 1994 and is the author of five novels.

Source: thestar July 18, 2022 18:31 UTC