Crow Lake
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Crow Lake

by Mary Lawson

2002•Drama•294 pages

Taste attributes: dramafamilyslowheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipinjustice/tragedy/vengeancehuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeA grounded, emotional novel: small-scale and unhurried. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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About This Book

In the rural farm country of northern Ontario, the lives of two families--the farming Pye family, and zoologist Kate Morrison and her three brothers--are brought together and torn apart by misunderstanding, resentment, family love, and tragedy.

Description: Open Library

Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaFamilyComplex relationshipInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

OrphansWomen zoologists in fictionOrphans in fictionRural familiesRural families in fictionWomen zoologistsBrothers and sistersOntario in fiction

Details

Author
Mary Lawson
Published
2002
Pages
294
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