Book description
An epic novel set in the rugged interior of British Columbia, the first volume of a trilogy which traces the lives of four generations of a family of exiles. Beginning in 1900, and concluding with the climactic events leading up to the Millennium, the series follows Anne and Stephen Delaney…
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1 author picked Strangers and Sojourners as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
While I am a historian - an academic and a professor - I am also a husband and a father and to my mind, there is no better exploration in fiction than this book by Michael D. O’Brien about the depths, the mystery, and the authentic lived yet transcendental reality of married love.
In my opinion, Michael O’Brien is one of the world’s best living writers and artists. He will certainly be remembered by posterity as one of Canada’s greatest-ever novelists, and his books, and this one in particular, will be a staple on Canadian Literature lists. An epic and…
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