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(0)David Bergen
Author
Language
English
Description
In search of love, absolution, or forgiveness, Charles Boatman leaves the Fraser Valley of British Columbia and returns mysteriously to Vietnam, the country where he fought twenty-nine years earlier as a young, reluctant soldier. But his new encounters seem irreconcilable with his memories.
When he disappears, his daughter Ada, and her brother, Jon, travel to Vietnam, to the streets of Danang and beyond, to search for him. Their quest takes them...
When he disappears, his daughter Ada, and her brother, Jon, travel to Vietnam, to the streets of Danang and beyond, to search for him. Their quest takes them...
2) The retreat
Author
Publisher
McClelland & Stewart
Language
English
Formats
Description
A new novel by the Giller Prize-winning author of "The Time in Between". Set during the summer of the Ojibway occupation of Anicinabe Park in Kenora, "The Retreat" reveals the clash of two cultures as it tells the story of the relationship of two brothers whose lives were separated in childhood, of the complicated love between a white girl and a native boy, and of a family on the verge of splintering forever. Print run 25,000.