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Thorndike Core #1: On Canaan's Side (Large Print)by Sebastian Barry
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Sebastian Barry's ability to explore the inner workings of human thought and emotion are paired with his innate ability to capture these things on paper. His novels often read like memoirs: he is somehow able to create characters that are so real, you can feel their breath, see their face, and experience their despair. On Canaan's Side gives us the story of Lily Bere, who loses her grandson, and while immersed in a grief that she knows will kill her, she begins chronicling her life. Spanning seven decades and two continents, Lily tells her story of love, marriage, fear, tragedy, and the mysteries in life that are often unanswerable. Barry is an absolute master of combining exquisite prose with an intriguing story, and his books are an enlightening experience of beauty and insight. Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:From the two-time Man Booker shortlisted author of The Secret Scripture comes a magnificent new novel that is the story of the twentieth century in America.
Told in the first person, as a narrative of Lilly Bere's life over seventeen days, On Canaan's Side opens as she mourns the loss of her grandson, Bill. Lilly revisits her past, going back to the moment she was forced to flee Ireland, at the end of the First World War, and continues her tale in America, a world filled with both hope and danger. At once epic and intimate, Lilly's story unfolds as she tries to make sense of the sorrows and troubles of her life and of the people whose lives she has touched. Spanning nearly seven decades, from the Great Depression to World War II and the Vietnam War, it is the heartbreaking story of a woman whose capability to love is enormous, and whose compassion, even for those who have wronged her, is astonishing. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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