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Roy was a successful mid-century 🇨🇦 writer. Her novel Tin Flute still gets assigned in Canlit classes but otherwise her reputation has dimmed. Which, it turns out, is a shame because this is wonderful! A semi-autobiographical collection of linked stories told from the perspective of a young girl growing up in a large French family in Manitoba. Nothing flashy. Just lovely, rich insights into the complexity of people through innocent eyes.
merelybookish I pulled this off my shelf for the #192025 challenge. So glad I did!! @Librarybelle 1w
Sace I just ordered a copy from ThriftBooks. When I googled the author, I saw that some consider her “the Canadian Willa Cather”. I generally dislike comparisons like this, but I am a fan of Cather. 1w
Librarybelle This sounds good! 1w
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merelybookish @Sace Interesting! She's from the prairies so I guess that fits. Also her style is unadorned like Cather's so it's not totally inaccurate. I will be excited to hear what you think!! Also, be forewarned that it does contain some ideas about race (the first story is called The Two Negros) that are not okay. 1w
Sace That comes with the territory when reading older books. 1w
Suet624 Sounds like one I would enjoy. Stacked! 3h
merelybookish @Suet624 I think you'd enjoy it too!! 2h
