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'I've been trying to tell everyone I know about Mary Lawson . . . Each one of her novels is just a marvel' Anne Tyler Orphaned young, Kate Morrison was her older brother Matt's protege, her curious fascination for pond-life fed by his passionate interest in the natural world. Now a zoologist, she can identify organisms under a microscope, but seems blind to the tragedy of her own emotional life. She thinks she's outgrown her family, who were once her entire world - but she can't seem to outgrow her childhood or lighten the weight of their mutual past. 'A remarkable novel, utterly gripping...I read it at a single sitting, then I read it again, just for the pleasure of it' Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat 'Full of blossoming insights and emotional acuity...a compelling and serious page-turner' Observer
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Crow Lake, Mary Lawson
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- Released
- 2003
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- Title
- Crow Lake
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Mary Lawson
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Released
- 2003
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0099429322
- ISBN13
- 9780099429326
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Nature, Family, Contemporary Fiction, Relationships, Death, Literary Fiction, Memories, Parenthood, Coming Of Age, Past, Canada, Mourning, Childhood, Family relationships, Siblings, Accident, Togetherness, Canadian Literature, Melancholy, Alienation
- First published
- 2006
- Original title
- Crow Lake
- Rating
- 3.95 out of 5
- Description
- 'I've been trying to tell everyone I know about Mary Lawson . . . Each one of her novels is just a marvel' Anne Tyler Orphaned young, Kate Morrison was her older brother Matt's protege, her curious fascination for pond-life fed by his passionate interest in the natural world. Now a zoologist, she can identify organisms under a microscope, but seems blind to the tragedy of her own emotional life. She thinks she's outgrown her family, who were once her entire world - but she can't seem to outgrow her childhood or lighten the weight of their mutual past. 'A remarkable novel, utterly gripping...I read it at a single sitting, then I read it again, just for the pleasure of it' Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat 'Full of blossoming insights and emotional acuity...a compelling and serious page-turner' Observer