Praise

“Last Resort is a moving, bittersweet and naturally funny memoir of a young man’s coming of age”
– The London Free Press

“Barclay’s straightforward and unadorned prose…lets him subtly convey the crazy-quilt way that life happens; teenage fun bumps into grownup sadness, loved ones can turn troubled or troubling – or disappear. Barclay’s style may seem simple, but the effects he achieves are anything but…Last Resort is charming without being saccharine, moving but never phony, serious without a trace of pretension. It’s a rough gem shining in the summer shallows of a recent past.”
– Tom Nolan
januarymagazine.com

“Engaging…Barclay writes with admirable openness about his dysfunctional family.”
– Maclean’s

“There are plenty of classic cottage-country tales here, all told with a frankness that found me alternately gagging and blushing, but almost always giggling.”
– Toronto Star