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LENGTH14 hrs and 38 mins
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RELEASE DATE06-08-12
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Program TypeAudiobook
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Publisher's Summary
In 1956, Dell Parsons' family came to a stop in Great Falls, Montana. His father, Bev, was a talkative, plank-shouldered man, an airman from Alabama with an optimistic and easy-scheming nature. His mother Neeva - from an educated, immigrant, Jewish family - was shy, artistic, and alienated from their father's small-town world of money scrapes and living on-the-fly. It was more bad instincts and bad luck that Dell's parents decided to rob the bank.
They weren't reckless people. In the days following the arrest, Dell is saved before the authorities think to arrive. Driving across the Montana border into Saskatchewan, his life hurtles towards the unknown, towards a hotel in a deserted town, towards the violent and enigmatic American Arthur Remlinger, and towards Canada itself - a landscape of rescue and abandonment. But in this new world of secrets and upheaval, he is not the only one whose past lies on the other side of a border.
©2012 Richard Ford (P)2012 AudioGO Ltd
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What Members Say
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"One of the books of the year"
Would you listen to Canada again? Why?Yes, it's beautifully narrated. The narrator has a beautiful voice which is soothing and natural. The book itself, in terms of its prose, is also beautiful.
What did you like best about this story?It's an endearing, though stark, story of a very human family struggling with bad parental decisions and the triumph of hope over adversity. The prose descriptions are sensational.
What does Peter Marinker bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?It's his voice. It has a wonderful timbre and he is very natural - he makes the odd mistake which simply adds to the experience of listening to him
Who was the most memorable character of Canada and why?It has to be Dell. He is a credible character who wants to do the right thing but he is thwarted by adults in his world.
Any additional comments?This book has wonderful prosaic descriptions of people, landscapes and life. A great book and one that brought me so much pleasure.
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"Poor Canada"
Would you try another book from Richard Ford and/or Peter Marinker?No
What could Richard Ford have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?Characters were unlikable. Too structured, and frustratingly repetitive.
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Canada?at least half the book. Not enough scenes about the scenery...very desolate descriptions...bit like the characters, but way overdone.
Any additional comments?worst book Ive read in a while. - most of the bookclub members agreed too.
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"Too much attention to detail; not enough to plot."
Any additional comments?Canada is the story of the fate that befalls Dell, the protagonist, and his twin sister after their parents are imprisoned for robbery. The first half of this beautifully-written novel depicts, with increasing tension, the family's history until the parents' arrest; the latter half, in which the story is buried under description, illustrates Dell's life in Canada. This novel would have been much stronger if, in the second half of the book, Mr. Ford, as he did in the first half, had made the landscape a minor character and developed a compelling plot.
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