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No Great Mischief: A Novel
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For the MacDonalds, the past is not a foreign country. This Cape Breton clan may have lived in the New World since 1779, when Calum Ruadh ("the red Calum") and his wife, 12 children, and dog landed. Scotland, however, remains their true home. So profound is their connection to their lost land that on brief visits they find themselves welcomed by... »
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Island: The Complete Stories
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"Once there was a family with a Highland name who lived beside the sea." So begins "As Birds Bring Forth the Sun," a 1985 entry from Island. The story continues, "And the man had a dog of which he was very fond." And there you have the basic elements of an Alistair MacLeod story: dog, family, and sea. The author--whose 2000 novel No Great Mis... »
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Barometer Rising (New Canadian Library)
I could not finish this book, no matter how hard I tried. It's painfully dry. The only reason I can imagine anyone would want to read this is because they... »
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No Great Mischief
When backpacking in New Zealand, I bumped into a Scot who had just read this book. She commented that it was an amazing book by a Scottish author. I men... »
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No Great Mischief
Alexander MacDonald, the narrator of this warm and ennobling family saga, comments to his brother that "Talking about history is not like living it...Some... »
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The Lost Salt Gift of Blood
is this what canadian lit is about? im so darn disappointed. this macleolo guy seems so damn constipated why cant he just take a laxative, instead of purg... »
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