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"From "a talented writer whose lyrical, evocative writing invites comparisons to Rick Bass and Richard Ford" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) comes a deftly woven novel that examines the layered makeup of a family: the affections and resentments, obligations and sacrifices"-- "Set in a backwoods village in northern Canada, this is the story of a young woman who leaves her dysfunctional, male-dominated family to make a new life in London. With her dreamy mother abed upstairs, and her father passive in a house full of rambunctious, out of control male children from the age of 4-14, Megan has…
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8 editions- Paperback · English · 2014Vintage Canada · 336 pages · 9780345808097
- Paperback · EnglishChatto & Windus · 9780701188535
- Other · English · 2015Vintage Books · 9780099587293
- Other · English · 2014Penguin Random House · 311 pages · 9780701188528
- Other · English · 2014The Dial Press · 341 pages · 9780812995732
- Other · English · 2014Random House Publishing Group · 9781306953252
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