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Away - by Jane Urquhart (Paperback)

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  • A stunning, evocative novel set in Ireland and Canada, Away traces a family's complex and layered past.
  • About the Author: Jane Urquhart is the bestselling author of five internationally acclaimed, award-winning novels.
  • 368 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary

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About the Book



In this entrancing novel about the power of fate and memory, Esther O'Malley Robertson looks back over her lifetime and reflects on her Irish lineage. "Vividly drawn and richly textured . . . an enchanting and highly imaginative work that lights up the dark, haunted corners of the human psyche without diminishing their mystery".--New York Newsday.



Book Synopsis



A stunning, evocative novel set in Ireland and Canada, Away traces a family's complex and layered past. The narrative unfolds with shimmering clarity, and takes us from the harsh northern Irish coast in the 1840s to the quarantine stations at Grosse Isle and the barely hospitable land of the Canadian Shield; from the flourishing town of Port Hope to the flooded streets of Montreal; from Ottawa at the time of Confederation to a large-windowed house at the edge of a Great Lake during the present day. Graceful and moving, Away unites the personal and the political as it explores the most private, often darkest corners of our emotions where the things that root us to ourselves endure. Powerful, intricate, lyrical, Away is an unforgettable novel.



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"A dazzling novel...written by a major novelist at the height of her considerable powers."-Globe and Mail"One of those novels that moves in and takes over your life....Enjoyable not only for its complexity and subtle characterization, but also for the sheer power of Urquhart's writing....Away is simply a great novel." -Books in Canada"Poignant, lilting and emotionally true....Urquhart [creates] her own spell with language that shimmers....." -Chicago Tribune"Urquhart writes with clear, sensuous poetry." -Times Literary Supplement (U.K.)



About the Author



Jane Urquhart is the bestselling author of five internationally acclaimed, award-winning novels. She is also the author of a collection of short fiction, Storm Glass, and three books of poetry. She lives in Southwestern Ontario. She is the winner of numerous awards and has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize for The Stone Carvers and the International IMPAC award.
Dimensions (Overall): 7.76 Inches (H) x 5.22 Inches (W) x .86 Inches (D)
Weight: .67 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 368
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Literary
Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
Format: Paperback
Author: Jane Urquhart
Language: English
Street Date: July 1, 1995
TCIN: 76920606
UPC: 9780140249262
Item Number (DPCI): 247-01-1022
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.86 inches length x 5.22 inches width x 7.76 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.67 pounds
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