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The Watch That Ends the Night | Hugh MacLennan

#HappyCanadaDay to all the #CanLittens! @KVanRead is hosting a CanLit giveaway to celebrate! One lucky winner will receive one CanLit book of their choice (based on online selection) Repost this pic with your answers and tag @KVanRead . Winner drawn on Sat 4 Jul!

Fave CanLit book: tagged
Fave CanLit author: Gil Adamson
Fave Canadian food: I think Coffee Crisp is Cdn so I‘ll go with that.
Tag a friend: @Book_Fiend_Melissa 😁

LeahBergen Thanks for reminding me that I still need to read the tagged book! 4y

KVanRead Thanks for playing!!! Mmmm I miss Coffee Crisp! 4y

MsMelissa Thanks for the tag 😘 4y

MsMelissa PS - I just bought a pack of Coffee Crisp ice cream bars and they are delicious 🤤 4y

rabbitprincess @LeahBergen It is so good! 😊 @KVanRead Thank you for hosting! 😄 @Book_Fiend_Melissa OMG those sound amazing! 4y

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janeycanuck

The Purchase | Linda Spalding

so-so

Not my cup of tea. I‘m normally into a family saga but the time jumps in this weren‘t always obvious until far into a new time frame and it was sometimes confusing. I won‘t be bothering with the next in the series.

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janeycanuck

The Purchase | Linda Spalding

The #boutofbooks gods are smiling down on me - I was in an all-day workshop today, travelling into the big city with a colleague, not expecting to get home until close to 7. But we finished an hour early and my colleague had another meeting so I not only get an unexpected hour of reading on the train but an extra hour tonight!! Plus tomorrow‘s session was cancelled so I get my four hours of travel time tomorrow back, too!!!

Amanda23 Awesome shoes! Love the colour! 6y

janeycanuck @Amanda23 one of my fav pairs! Surprisingly comfortable, too. 6y

kspenmoll Wonderful! Happy for you! 6y

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rabbitprincess

The Watch That Ends the Night | Hugh MacLennan

A deeply personal novel with a heart-rending #LoveMeDo story. One of my favourites.
#HeyJune

tournevis MacLennan. So sad he's largely forgotten, aside for the phrase "two solitudes". Damn. 6y

rabbitprincess @tournevis True story: the New Canadian Library didn't reprint his novel "The Precipice" until AFTER I had gone all the way to Victoria to buy a used copy ? Annoying! They should reprint his essays, too. I actually like them better than his Anglo/Franco novels. 6y

tournevis @rabbitprincess I agree, actually. I've used them in class. 6y

Lcsmcat Sounds interesting - stacked! 6y

rabbitprincess @tournevis My favourite one at the moment is the one where he tells how his dad accidentally blew up their house 😬 @Lcsmcat Hope you like it! 6y

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Ruthiella

The Watch That Ends the Night | Hugh MacLennan

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This classic of Can-Lit is possibly the saddest story love story I have yet read
#ReadingResolutions @Jess7 #photochallenge

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DebBates101

The Purchase | Linda Spalding

TY @ kois88 I picked up a couple of books tonight from Book Outlet 🙂🤫

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Viji

Juliet in August | Dianne Warren

The characters in this book about a small town in Saskatchewan seem like people you've met or would like to. The vignettes roll slowly into each other quietly and perfectly.

Babs_book_obsession I have heard it is a good audiobook. In Canada the book is called Cool Water. 7y

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Tamra

Juliet in August | Dianne Warren

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Many of the chapters of this novel read so much like self contained short stories, that I thought it was indeed an interconnected collection until I went back and read the summary again. It's all character & place exploration of a small community in Saskatchewan, not much plot to speak of, and contains some beautiful writing. It is right in my wheelhouse. I'll be checking out more!

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rabbitprincess

Halifax Warden of the North (Rev) | Raddall, Thomas Head Raddall

Pretty good book haul for just a few days in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

📚 Top 4 from Dust Jacket Books and Treasures
📚 Curse of the Narrows from Bookmark
📚 Halifax, Warden of the North from the Halifax Citadel Regimental Shop

LeahBergen I've always wondered about that Broster series! 8y

rabbitprincess @LeahBergen I'll let you know how it is as soon as I can! 😄 (I am also amazed that the title rang enough of a bell for me to decide to pick it up!) 8y

kwmg40 I've enjoyed several of Broster's books, though I've not read this trilogy. 8y

Dragon Great haul 👍 8y

rabbitprincess @kwmg40 Glad to hear it! Only the first book was on my TBR, but because the whole trilogy was available, I decided to take it. @Dragon Thanks! 8y

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Tamra

Juliet in August | Dianne Warren

Quiet short studies of character & place, which is right up my alley. They are interconnected short stories that present as a microcosm of rural Saskatchewan, Canada. I'm enjoying every minute of listening during my long dog walks. I'm definitely seeking out Dianne's other works.

shawnmooney

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