Book description
Alistair MacLeod musters all of the skill and grace that have won him an international following to give us No Great Mischief, the story of a fiercely loyal family and the tradition that drives it.
Generations after their forebears went into exile, the MacDonalds still face seemingly unmitigated hardships…
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1 author picked No Great Mischief as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Another book-loving friend gave me a copy of Alistair MacLeod’s No Great Mischief and never having heard of this Canadian writer before, I was intrigued. Then I saw that my friend had written a note–I think to herself–on the inside cover that read, “A great novel.”
In addition, the book jacket featured praise from Michael Ondaatje, Alice Munro, and Margaret Atwood. So of course I delved right in. And yes!—what a novel. So rich in characters and tales and life and the Gaelic history of a family settling in Cape Breton, Canada.
This is a generous novel in every respect,…
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