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Mr. Siblin winds up mixing high and low musical forms, art and political histories, Bach's and Casals's individual stories and matters of arcane musicology into a single inquisitive volume.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"New York Times","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e“...wade through and you will encounter a Bach who is not just a composing machine but a human being.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_10":"\u003cp\u003e“...fascinating...The Cello Suites is a satisfying and sustaining read. Highly recommended for music fans and lay people alike.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMontreal Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_10_Src":"Montreal Review of Books","OtherText_Review_11":"\u003cp\u003e“Insightful [and] engaging...Eric Siblin puts us in touch with the joy of discovering a new passion in life.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_11_Src":"Toronto Star","OtherText_Review_12":"\u003cp\u003e“It's not often that one begins reading a book with mild interest and then can't put it down, which happened to me with this beautiful book.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDiana Athill\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_12_Src":"Diana Athill","OtherText_Review_13":"\u003cp\u003e“This is one of the most extraordinary, clever, beautiful, and impeccably researched books I have read in years. A fascinating story deftly told - and, for me at least, ideally read with Bach's thirty-six movements playing softly in the background: a recipe for literary rapture.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSimon Winchester\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_13_Src":"Simon Winchester","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Guardian","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“[The Cello Suites is] a delightful whirlwind tour through two different ages of musical history...Siblin's research is remarkably comprehensive...and his prose is amiable, at times charming...As Siblin inevitably concludes, 'Every age reimagines Bach on its own terms.' We're lucky that we have a writer this skilful and creative to do the work.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWalrus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Walrus","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e“Compelling and fascinating. As an historian, Eric Siblin does a good job describing both Bach's life and Pablo Casals' discovery of the Suites; it's spine-tingling stuff. This is quirky nonfiction that the reader really learns something from. You immediately want to go out and learn some more.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLynn Tompson, Bookseller\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Lynn Tompson, Bookseller","OtherText_Review_4":"\u003cp\u003e“Eric Siblin's new book is at once a study of music, a work of history, and a passionate tribute...Meticulous in his research, Siblin makes convincing connections and offers possible answers to the questions surrounding the suites...If Siblin is correct that Bach is what you make of him, then The Cello Suites has made him, if possible, yet more legendary.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuill \u0026 Quire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Quill \u0026amp; Quire","OtherText_Review_5":"\u003cp\u003e“In Siblin's world, Bach and Casals have real, beating hearts; these are not the fusty dead practitioners of a desiccated art form. Siblin's enthusiasm for his subject is boundless and, as a newbie in a foreign land, he brings an unstuffy freshness to the often staid world of classical music writing.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"New Statesman","OtherText_Review_6":"\u003cp\u003e“Mr. Siblin's book is well researched, and filled with enough anecdotes to engage even the classical-music aficionado...the book is best distinguished by its writing ...Read The Cello Suites - preferably with their melodious hum in the background - and you will never look at a cello in quite the same way again.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEconomist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"Economist","OtherText_Review_7":"\u003cp\u003e“Siblin maintains interest with writing that is accurate, colourful and personal. Conveying in mere words sounds as rich and multifarious as those that comprise the Cello Suites takes no small literary gift. To say the author has done justice to his subject is the highest praise of all.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMontreal Gazette\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_7_Src":"Montreal Gazette","OtherText_Review_8":"\u003cp\u003e“There is something almost magical in how Siblin is able to bring the music alive using only words on the printed page...” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eJewish Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_8_Src":"Jewish Journal","OtherText_Review_9":"\u003cp\u003e“This intrepid writer has worked hard to interest readers in his musical obsession, and there is a great deal to chew on here.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_9_Src":"Washington Post","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"The #1 national bestselling work about the incredible story of one of the world's most beloved and haunting pieces of music.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_1":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_2":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_3":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_4":"Winner","PrizeCode_0":"04","PrizeCode_1":"04","PrizeCode_2":"04","PrizeCode_3":"01","PrizeCode_4":"01","PrizeName_0":"British Columbia's National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction","PrizeName_1":"Governor General's Award: Nonfiction","PrizeName_2":"Writers' Trust of Canada Non-Fiction Prize","PrizeName_3":"Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-fiction","PrizeName_4":"QWF McAuslan First Book Prize","PrizeYear_0":"2010","PrizeYear_1":"2009","PrizeYear_2":"2009","PrizeYear_3":"2009","PrizeYear_4":"2009","ProductFormDescription":"mobi","PublicationDate":"2009-03-22","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"The #1 national bestselling work about the incredible story of one of the world's most beloved and haunting pieces of music.","Width":"5.63","WidthCode":"in"}
The Cello Suites
The #1 national bestselling work about the incredible story of one of the world's most beloved and haunting pieces of music.
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The Creation of Half-Broken People
Stupendous African Gothic, by the winner of Yale University’s Windham–Campbell Prize
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The Family Clause
From acclaimed Swedish author Jonas Hassen Khemiri comes a novel about a family on the verge of collapse.
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The Full Catastrophe
The Full Catastrophe is a funny and moving story of how we tell our own stories.
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The Immaculate Conception
Gaetan Soucy's Giller-shortlisted debut novel illuminates the sublime and horrific at the core of ordinary lives.
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And we move through it as willingly, or compulsively, as the protagonist, the wind of love and hate at our backs.","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Newsday","OtherText_Review_1":"...The Law of Dreams rings with a strange, hard poetry, a mingling of Behrens's rich narrative voice and scraps of startling wisdom that seem to emanate directly from Fergus's mind...In the life of this determined young man, Behrens illuminates one of the 19th century's greatest tragedies and the massive migration it launched. A novel that animates the past this vibrantly should make volumes of mere history blush. 'Life burns hot,' Fergus thinks, and so do these pages.","OtherText_Review_10":"Inspired by his own family history, Behrens has fashioned a paean to the strength of the human spirit that illuminates a piece of history. The law of dreams is to keep moving, and that's what Fergus does, taking advantage of opportunities even as he is haunted by dreams and hurt by betrayal. Behrens tells this story in spare prose that distills ideas to their essence, making this absorbing historical fiction.","OtherText_Review_10_Src":"Booklist","OtherText_Review_11":"One of the many fine things about Peter Behrens' stunningly lyric first novel, The Law of Dreams, is that it is emphatically a story of that great hunger, a work of richly empathetic imagination that reminds us once again of how powerful historical fiction can be in skilled hands. In fact, the story has a factual and emotional authenticity that calls to mind the similarly masterful debut Thomas Flanagan made with his now classic novel of Irish history, The Year of the French.","OtherText_Review_11_Src":"LA Times","OtherText_Review_12":"The Law of Dreams is the best literary adventure novel I've read since Lonesome Dove, a brilliant heart-felt celebration of the capacity of the human spirit.","OtherText_Review_12_Src":"Howard Mosher","OtherText_Review_13":"The Law of Dreams lowers a tape recorder into the pit of history. All that was lost, everything we've forgotten, is suddenly restored. The research is prodigious, the story is epic, the structure is bold, and the ancient language is something new and wondrous to our ears.","OtherText_Review_13_Src":"Clark Blaise","OtherText_Review_14":"This book is a beautifully written, poetically inspired tale of heroism, love, yes and sex, and the triumph of the human spirit over murderous greed. It's a long road that Behrens makes shorter with many a surprising turn. The Law of Dreams is one great book. I stayed up into the wee hours to finish it. I envy you this journey.","OtherText_Review_14_Src":"Malachy McCourt","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Washington Post","OtherText_Review_2":"...a compelling read, notable for its spare, lyrical use of language.","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Montreal Gazette","OtherText_Review_3":"...an absorbing, unsparing and beautifully written account of one man's escape from the charnel house that Ireland became.","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"New York Times","OtherText_Review_4":"...enjoy the sprawling, cinematically rendered immigrant story.","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Publishers Weekly","OtherText_Review_5":"...there is much in The Law of Dreams...to excite admiration.","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Literary Review of Canada","OtherText_Review_6":"A lengthy yet surprisingly fast-moving story, The Law of Dreams is sure to establish this Canadian writer as a serious literary talent...Behrens' use of crisp dialogue clearly conveys the fear, the longing and the unbridled hope of a young man teetering on the brink between starvation and salvation. But it is in his economical narrative that Behrens truly shines. 'Life honed to the very edge. Sharpened on a whetstone. Chopping through the days. Working time like it was a sweep of hay.'","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"Winnipeg Free Press","OtherText_Review_7":"An action-driven tale stuffed with fascinating historical research.","OtherText_Review_7_Src":"National Post","OtherText_Review_8":"An emotional epic bearing echoes of Melville and Ondaatje, conveying scents and shimmers of a vanished world under the skin of our own.","OtherText_Review_8_Src":"Jonathan Lethem","OtherText_Review_9":"From a mountaintop in Ireland to the beckoning promise of America, there are scenes that will remain imprinted upon the reader's mind. Peter Behrens is a tremendously talented writer.","OtherText_Review_9_Src":"Alistair MacLeod","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"The Law of Dreams follows Fergus O'Brien from Ireland to Liverpool and Wales during the Great Potato Famine of 1847, and then beyond.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_1":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_2":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_3":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_4":"Short-listed","PrizeCode_0":"01","PrizeCode_1":"04","PrizeCode_2":"04","PrizeCode_3":"04","PrizeCode_4":"04","PrizeName_0":"Governor General's Literary Awards: Fiction","PrizeName_1":"Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize","PrizeName_2":"Commonwealth Writers' Prize - Best Book","PrizeName_3":"CBA Libris Award for Fiction Book of the Year","PrizeName_4":"Amazon.ca\/Books in Canada First Novel Award","PrizeYear_0":"2006","PrizeYear_1":"2007","PrizeYear_2":"2007","PrizeYear_3":"2007","PrizeYear_4":"2007","ProductFormDescription":"trade paperback","PublicationDate":"2006-09-01","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"The Law of Dreams follows Fergus O'Brien from Ireland to Liverpool and Wales during the Great Potato Famine of 1847, and then beyond.","Width":"5.56","WidthCode":"in"}
The Law of Dreams
The Law of Dreams follows Fergus O'Brien from Ireland to Liverpool and Wales during the Great Potato Famine of 1847, and then beyond.
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And the divergent possibilities in the novel’s ambiguous ending scene give readers two very different stories to ponder after the final word.\" — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWillamette Week\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_12_Src":"The Times","OtherText_Review_13":"\u003cp\u003e\"Bright and entertaining from beginning to end.\" —\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_13_Src":"Daily Mail","OtherText_Review_14":"\u003cp\u003e\"A touching, affectionate novel showing, without cliché or agenda, that engagement in old age is a courageous act to be applauded.\" —\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e Big Issue\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_14_Src":"Booklist","OtherText_Review_15":"\u003cp\u003e\"deWitt is at his best writing dramatic and comedic scenes … He’s a writer who plays with the conventions of the realist novel.\" — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBritish Columbia Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_15_Src":"Winnipeg Free Press","OtherText_Review_16":"\u003cp\u003e\"This novel begs to be read.\" — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_16_Src":"Chicago Tribune","OtherText_Review_17":"\u003cp\u003e\"Filled with profound heartbreak and humour … After just a few pages of acclimatization to his style, we’re immersed in deWitt’s world.\" —\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinnipeg Free Press \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_17_Src":"Walrus","OtherText_Review_18":"\u003cp\u003e\"DeWitt is a fabulous stylist and unquestionably gifted storyteller … \u003cem \u003eThe Librarianist \u003c\/em\u003estands out most when [he] explores the depths of human relationships and traces the evolutionary development of one man for whom fellow humans have led to unplanned disappointments.\" — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCanadian Notes and Queries\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_18_Src":"I've Read This Blog","OtherText_Review_19":"\u003cp\u003eDeWitt is a fabulous stylist and unquestionably gifted storyteller … \u003cem \u003eThe Librarianist \u003c\/em\u003estands out most when [he] explores the depths of human relationships and traces the evolutionary development of one man for whom fellow humans have led to unplanned disappointments.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_19_Src":"Canadian Notes and Queries","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Booklist, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e\"deWitt’s writing and endearing characters create a memorable world.\" — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Auth":"Publishers Weekly","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e\"deWitt is one of the great literary ventriloquists, producing funny, quirky, richly imagined novels shaped each time by a wildly different narrative voice.\" — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Bookpage","OtherText_Review_4":"\u003cp\u003e\"A character study of almost defiant gentleness.\" —\u003cstrong \u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Willamette Week","OtherText_Review_5":"\u003cp\u003e\"Personal and existential ... deWitt cobbles together a complicated but heartfelt treatise on introversion and the value of a life lived through books ... [\u003cem \u003eThe Librarianist\u003c\/em\u003e] never strays far from what makes his novels so delightful: his dexterity with language, his interest in what happens when words fail, and the rare moments where they land.\" — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWalrus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Minneapolis Star Tribune","OtherText_Review_6":"\u003cp\u003e\"Utterly charming … Characters come alive immediately on the page and there’s simply an energy to deWitt’s books that make them pleasurable to spend time with.\" — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"The Daily Telegraph","OtherText_Review_7":"\u003cp\u003e\"deWitt’s great gift lies in his ability to depict the Everyman in extremis – heroism hidden in plain sight.\" — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_7_Src":"Big Issue","OtherText_Review_8":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem \u003e\"The Librarianist\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel that’s interested in happiness … There are elements to be savoured in the nuance of particulars on the page.\" — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eZoomer Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_8_Src":"Los Angeles Times","OtherText_Review_9":"\u003cp\u003e\"A bittersweet tale of a retired librarian … deWitt imbues the people he meets with color and quirks, leaving a trail of sparks … This one gradually takes hold until it won’t let go.\" — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_9_Src":"British Columbia Review","OtherText_Review_quote_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Praise for Patrick deWitt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“One of this country’s most distinct voices in fiction.” —\u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“deWitt is a stealth absurdist, with a flair for dressing up rhyme as reason.” —\u003cem\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“My take on Patrick deWitt is that he is a thrilling writer likely to last past our soon-to-be-bygone time.” —\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I will read every book Patrick deWitt writes … deWitt’s writing is always intriguingly off-center.” —\u003cem\u003ePoets \u0026 Writers \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“deWitt is in possession of a fresh, lively voice that surprises at every turn.” —\u003cem\u003eVanity Fair \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“deWitt is the master of episodic structure. 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The novel’s magic realist conceit — that a person born on Feb. 29 might age one year for every four — allows an epic swath of history with sweeping geography to match.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"The Globe and Mail","OtherText_Review_4":"\u003cp\u003e“[M]agical . . . spectacular . . . Grenier’s magnum opus . . . The Longest Year is the kind of book you want to tell people about. [Strauss] has masterfully translated L’année la plus longue, Grenier’s genre-volt-face, into The Longest Year — a year so good I wouldn’t mind living it a few times over myself, this novel’s plot begging for another crack.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe National Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"The National Post","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"Daniel Grenier’s novel, perfect for fans of “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”, tells the story of a boy who ages only one out of every four years.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_1":"Long-listed","PrizeCodeText_2":"Long-listed","PrizeCode_0":"01","PrizeCode_1":"05","PrizeCode_2":"05","PrizeName_0":"Prix littéraire des collégiens","PrizeName_1":"Prix des libraires","PrizeName_2":"Prix littéraire France-Québec","PrizeYear_0":"2015","PrizeYear_1":"2015","PrizeYear_2":"2015","ProductFormDescription":"Lossless Format Audio, WAV","PublicationDate":"2017-03-25","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"Daniel Grenier’s novel, perfect for fans of “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”, tells the story of a boy who ages only one out of every four years.","Width":"5.25","WidthCode":"in"}
The Longest Year
Daniel Grenier’s novel, perfect for fans of “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”, tells the story of a boy who ages only one out of every four years.
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The Lost Words
A beautiful collection of poems and illustrations to help readers rediscover the magic of the natural world.
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The New Measures
A bold collection from Griffin Poetry Prize and Governor General's Literary Award winner poet A.F. Moritz.
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This novel is about more than war; it is about love and loyalty, acceptance, and clash of cultures.” —\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e“Astoundingly accomplished, Wang's virtuoso novel haunts with poignance and grace.” \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e— Shelf Awareness\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4":"\u003cp\u003e\"A lyrical historical novel about love, war and homecoming.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5":"\u003cp\u003e\"This exhilarating debut is part cross-cultural romance and part underdog story, one that will have readers rooting for its memorable, indefatigable protagonist.\"\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong \u003e—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Toronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_6":"\u003cp\u003e“High-altitude drama.” \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e– The National Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_7":"\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Riveter\u003c\/em\u003e is a gripping tale of the Second World War, couched not so securely in an interracial love affair, and a remarkable expression of the hidden and not so hidden costs of racial intolerance.” \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e— Literary Review of Canada\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_8":"\u003cp\u003e\"A riveting must-read.\" —\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_9":"\u003cp\u003e\"Readers of historical romance and tales of forbidden love will be satisfied by Wang’s writing and its infusion of Canadian history, geography, and point of view.\" \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—Booklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor readers of \u003cem\u003eThe English Patient\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAll the Light We Cannot See\u003c\/em\u003e comes a cross-cultural love story set against the dramatic backdrop of the Allied invasion of Europe in WWII.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","PrizeCodeText_0":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_1":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_2":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_3":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"03","PrizeCode_1":"03","PrizeCode_2":"03","PrizeCode_3":"03","PrizeName_0":"New Yorker Best Book of 2025","PrizeName_1":"Globe and Mail Best Book of 2025","PrizeName_2":"CBC Best Book of 2025","PrizeName_3":"Indigo Best Book of 2025","PrizeYear_0":"2025","PrizeYear_1":"2025","PrizeYear_2":"2025","PrizeYear_3":"2025","ProductFormDescription":"epub","PublicationDate":"2025-02-11","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor readers of \u003cem\u003eThe English Patient\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAll the Light We Cannot See\u003c\/em\u003e comes a cross-cultural love story set against the dramatic backdrop of the Allied invasion of Europe in WWII.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","Subtitle":"A Novel","Width":"5.25","WidthCode":"in"}
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For readers of The English Patient and All the Light We Cannot See comes a cross-cultural love story set against the dramatic backdrop of the Allied invasion of Europe in WWII.
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The Sentinel
A. F. Moritz's magisterial voice, rare insight, and supple craft are on impressive display in this Griffin Poetry Prize winning collection.
