sweetpeppah's review against another edition
5.0
my words are completely inadequate to describe the beauty and truth of this book. poetic, aided by the fact that it's set in several wonderful places i've actually been to: Field(in BC not too far from Banff), Vancouver Island, and Edmonton. it's about a family trying to reconcile the death/possibly suicide of their wife/mother. there's a quintet of buddhist monks, a bartender/handiman, and a lesbian hotel manager thrown in to add spice and help things along. it's unique and unpretentious and it's fantastic.
jannie_mtl's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely loved this novel. Set in Alberta and British Columbia, it tells the story of a man trying to rebuild his family life after tragedy strikes. The cast of characters is intriguing and the story never flags. Highly recommended.
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