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A CBC CANADA READS 2015 SELECTION! FINALIST FOR THE 2013 GOVERNOR GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARD FOR FRENCH-TO-ENGLISH TRANSLATION Tom and Charlie have decided to live out the remainder of their lives on their own terms, hidden away in a remote forest, their only connection to the outside world a couple of…
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I just devoured it on a recent train trip. I found it fascinating, a little gem. OMG, it holds so much wisdom! Less is always more, and Saucier knows what she’s doing.
The way she plays with characters: the tiniest of things compared to the magnificence of a great historical fire. I find it incredible to think how the Earth’s own dynamics and the events that occur on it can shape our personalities and the narratives of what is to come in our lives: love, which we can all find where we least expect it, and death.
Before them, we…
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