Munro traces the generations of her Laidlaw ancestors, following the family's voyage from the Scottish Borders to Canada in 1818 and their hard times as pioneers. She later comes to Robert Laidlaw, her father, and then, at the centre of the book's rainbow-like-arc, she reaches her own first-person stories, set during her lifetime. This resulting collection ranges across centuries and oceans.
Record details
ISBN:9780143177401
Physical Description:print xx, 277 p. ; 20 cm.
Publisher:Toronto : Penguin Canada, 2010, c2006.
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note:
No Advantages -- The view from Castle Rock -- Illinois -- The wilds of Morris Township -- Working for a living -- Fathers -- Lying under the apple tree -- Hired girl -- The ticket -- Home -- What do you want to know for? -- Messenger.
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