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I..think..it..could..have..been..good..enough..for..a..Giller..shortlisting..though..definitely..not..strong..enough..to..win4As...for...that...assignment...(and...it...was...at...the...end...of...my...first...year...as...a...reporter...so...I...was...all...of...22),...it...was...fascinating......I...remember...some...of...the...interviews...and...places...I...visited...to...this...dayShe’s.a.bikini-clad.lifeguard.kicking.the.boys.out.of.the.poolI..was..born..on..Lake..of..the..WoodsHer..father,..a..World..War..II..veteran,..was..from..a..small..lumber..town..in..the..Ottawa..Valley
No...hints...of...synopsis...at...allSign..Up../..Sign..In..With..your..existing..account..from:..{*..loginWidget..*}..or..with..your..account:..{*..#signInForm..*}..{*..signInEmailAddress..*}..{*..currentPassword..*}..Forgot..your..password?..Sign..In..Create..Account..{*../signInForm..*}..is..a..division..of..Postmedia..IncI...wonder...what...her...explanation...is...for...this?...After...my...slow,...somewhat...painful...start,...the...book...really...grabbed...me,...and...what...felt...like...5...mins...would...be...20pages...laterMy..heart..ached..for..the..Dalton's,..I..explored..life..with..Lee..and..mourned..his..adopted..parents..with..him..as..wellBut..as..darkness..falls..each..night..and..bedtime..looms,..uneasiness..settles..over..him,..grows..stronger..as..he..climbs..the..stairs..to..the..second..storey..where..the..bedrooms..areIn...all...of...them...there...is...a...sense...of...longing...for...things...to...remain...as...they...were...or...are;...a...desire...to...remain..."country"...and...a...reluctance...to...become..."big...city"...and...move...with...the...fast-changing...timesWait..for..the..instructions..to..arrive..in..your..inbox..3
I...will...keep...this...one...on...the...radar,...as...I...do...enjoy...novels...set...in...small...rural...towns,...usually...in...the...westShe.claims.to.have.been.working.on.this.book.her.whole.life.since.it.is.informed.by.the.iconography.of.the.western.books.and.movies.she.grew.up.with,.and.the.shadow.of.the.past.in.the.novel.is,.in.a.sense,.her.familys.pastTheres..a..very..angry..farmer..who..is..losing..everything,..and..a..couple..of..unhappy..marriages..that..none..the..less..will..go..onContentious..material..about..living..persons..that..is..unsourced..or..poorly..sourced..must..be..removed..immediately,..especially..if..potentially..libelous..or..harmfulMost..people..are..farmers..or..come..from..a..farming..background
I..consent..to..the..collection,..use,..maintenance,..and..disclosure..of..my..information..in..accordance..with..the..Postmedia's..Privacy..PolicyAlso,..when..I..checked..the..library,..they..had..quite..a..few..copies..available..at..various..locationsThis..entry..was..posted..on..October..9,..2010..at..8:41..pm..and..is..filed..under..2010..Giller..Prize,..Author,..Warren,..DianneOne..night..and..a..day,..several..regular..people..with..no..claim..to..fame,..living..their..lives,..crossing..paths..with..neighbors..who..have..known..them..for..years,..with..strangers..who..don't..know..them..at..all;..doesn't..sound..like..much..of..a..story..to..some..readers..who..prefer..an..action..filled..plotWarren...handles...her...characters...with...the...same...archaeological...precision,...brushing...away...layer...after...layer,...slowly...revealing...their...inner...turmoil...as...they...move...tentatively...toward...love...and...forgivenessMy...wife...read...almost...the...whole...book...yesterday...and...will...finish...it...tonightPrivacy.FAQ.A..version..of..that..ride..is..one..of..the..threads..of..the..bookWarren..also..won..the..National..Magazine..Gold..Award..for..Fiction..and..the..Western..Magazine..Award..for..Fiction 5c5c846363
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