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Three Day Road
by Joseph Boyden

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ISBN13: 9780670034314
ISBN10: 0670034312
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Set in Canada and the battlefields of France and Belgium, Three Day Road is a mesmerizing novel told through the eyes of Niska, a Canadian Oji-Cree woman living off the land who is the last of a line of healers and diviners, and her nephew Xavier.

At the urging of his friend Elijah, a Cree boy raised in reserve schools, Xavier joins the war effort. Shipped off to Europe when they are nineteen, the boys are not only marginalized from the Canadian soldiers by their native appearance, but by the fine marksmanship that years of hunting in the bush has taught them. Both become snipers renowned for their uncanny accuracy. But while Xavier struggles to understand the purpose of the war and to come to terms with his conscience for the many lives he has ended, Elijah becomes obsessed with killing, taking great risks to become the most accomplished sniper in the army. Eventually, the harrowing and bloody truth of war takes its toll on the two friends in different, profound ways. Intertwined with this account is the story of Niska, who takes in her wounded nephew and who herself has borne witness to lifetime of death — the death of her people.

In part inspired by the legend of Francis Pegamahgabow, the great Indian sniper of World War I, Three Day Road is an impeccably researched and beautifully written story that offers a searing reminder about the cost of war.

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"When Cree Indians Xavier Bird and Elijah Whiskeyjack join the Canadian Army in 1915, they expect to go to France, become warriors and kill Germans. What they don't expect is that the war will drive one of them mad and make the other a morphine-addicted cripple. This is Boyden's first novel (after the story collection Born with a Tooth), a powerful tale of two young men numbed by the horrors and brutality of trench warfare. Boyden vividly portrays the chaos, fear, cowardice and courage of infantrymen condemned to wallow in the mud and blood of the Western Front. Best friends Xavier and Elijah are both expert sharpshooters and, using the field craft they learned hunting in the forests of Hudson Bay, quickly become accomplished snipers. Elijah is outgoing and boastful, while Xavier is quiet and reserved, but both are deadly efficient soldiers. A parallel story line tells of Niska, Xavier's aunt, a Cree Indian prophet and healer, as she tells of the sad decline of Cree culture and waits for her nephew to come home. As the war drags on, one of the men's addiction to drugs and killing causes him to take extreme risks; when he finally commits murder to hide the ugly truth, his friend sees only one solution to save his own soul. Friendship is riven with resentment and war is stripped of glory in this remarkable, wrenching novel, the work of a gifted storyteller. Agent, Nicole Winstanley at Westwood Creative Artists (Toronto). 6-city author tour. (May 9)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

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"Three Day Road is a compelling read, beautifully told, and timeless in its lessons." Rick Bass

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"[A]n exceptional tale of hell barely survived during World War I. Enthusiastically recommended." Library Journal

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In part inspired by the legend of Francis Pegamahgabow, the great Indian sniper of World War I, Three Day Road is an impeccably researched and beautifully written story that offers a searing reminder about the cost of war.
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Frances E., February 9, 2007 (view all comments by Frances E.)
In Three Day Road, Joseph Boyden has produced an authentic and moving account of the resilience of a boy whose quiet strength of character enables him to confront the moral morass of combat, the indignities of racist contempt and the many faces of death. From the wet trenches of WWI to the heat of the sweatlodge, this story draws the reader inexorably into its magic and healing.
Like those of all storytellers whose works are treasured across cultures and from age to age, Mr. Boyden's values are powerful and timeless. He consistently communicates them to the reader with calm and competent self-assurance.
This is his first novel, and although he occasionally loses control of the tone and the point of view, that is an easy point to forgive in this compelling work which so deftly uplifts and inspires the heart.
The enduring power of this story will sweep you along like the currents of the river which the boy's aunt must navigate as she fights for his life and for his spirit when the wounded warrior returns home to Canada's woodlands.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780670034314
Author:
Boyden, Joseph
Publisher:
Viking Adult
Subject:
Historical - General
Subject:
War & Military
Subject:
Historical
Publication Date:
20050505
Binding:
Hardback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
368
Dimensions:
9.28x6.38x1.18 in. 1.28 lbs.
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