The Moved and the Shaken

1993 novel by Ken Dryden
The Moved and the Shaken
AuthorKen Dryden
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherPenguin Books
Publication date
1993
Publication placeCanada
Media typePrint
Pages306 pages
Preceded byHome Game 
Followed byIn School 

The Moved and the Shaken is the fourth book and first novel by Canadian author, politician and retired hockey player Ken Dryden. It was first published in 1993 by Penguin Books.

Plot and setting

The novel is set in the eastern suburbs of the Greater Toronto Area, in the communities of Scarborough, Whitby and Oshawa. The story centers around Frank Bloye, an oil company employee dealing with the everyday realities of being a middle-aged, middle-class Canadian family man in the 1990s.

References

  • Chisholm, Patricia (September 27, 1993). "Salt of the earth". Maclean's. 106 (39): 66.
  • Foster, Peter (December 1993). "Have a dreary Christmas". Canadian Business. 66 (12): 82–83.
  • Jones, Daniel (December 1993). "All Too Frank". Books in Canada. 22 (9): 34.


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