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Aug 02, 2010
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It's no wonder that Roy is such a favourite author for Canadians, francophone and anglophone alike. Back to her home in more than one sense after the not so enjoyable The Cashier, Roy offers each of these stories as a little gift, tied up with a yellow ribbon, from Christine to you. Look deeper and there's all this stuff going on: immigration and multiculturalism, feminism, religion, art, aging, existentialism, and winter.
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Superb writing, amazing scene setting and a real glimpse of 1920's Manitoba living. In addition, it packs a subtle punch with wisdom and discussion of still timely issues such as immigration and family dynamics.
Highly recommend for Manitobans and Canadian aficionados. Read and then visit the house that is now a museum in Winnipeg!
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Highly recommend for Manitobans and Canadian aficionados. Read and then visit the house that is now a museum in Winnipeg!
P53 "..why is it that the time of futile questions, of minute problems probed to no effect, is the time that recurs and recurs to the soul as the time it has used the ...more
May 20, 2018
Stephen Ring
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it was amazing
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