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author Sandra Birdsell publisher Vintage Canada published 1969 isbn 0679313702 -
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Children of the Day
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Birdsell's new novel is a wonderful book, a passionately intimate family drama that also cunningly, magically reflects the history of western Canada. Children of the Day is a remarkable achievement on both counts.
Submitted Jul 22nd 09 by Writersrecommendations, 0 comments -
In this novel, Sandra Birdsell charts with a sure hand the lives of individuals struggling with both change and history on the plains of Manitoba. It is detailed and eloquent and deeply compassionate.
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With one family and in the course of a single day, Birdsell beautifully illuminates the age-old tensions between and within the Mennonites and the Metis of Manitoba. I love the defiant yet vulnerable voices of the Vandal girls, who are caught in the centre of their parents' strife.
Submitted Jul 22nd 09 by Writersrecommendations, 0 comments