Ring (Alexis novel)

Ring

Author	André Alexis
Language	English
Series	Quincunx Cycle
Publisher	Coach House Books
Publication date	2021
Publication place	Canada
ISBN	978-1-55245-430-5

Ring is a Canadian novel by author André Alexis. The novel was published in 2021 by Coach House Books. Though chronologically published last, Alexis considers Ring the third novel in his Quincunx Cycle series, a series of 5 loosely-linked novels which examine the themes of faith, place, love, power and hatred.^[1][2]

Set in Toronto, the novel follows Gwen, a young woman from Bright's Grove who falls in love for the first time. The novel contains many characters featured in previous novels in the Quincunx Cycle. The poet Roo Borson is featured as a character in the novel and also edited the titular poem Ring, that appears in the novel.^{[citation needed]}