Flying with Amelia.
Flying with Amelia.
By
:
DeGrace, Anne.
Publication Date
:
2011
Subject Term
:
Immigrants -- Canada -- Fiction.
Canadian fiction.
Families -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
Canada -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
Canada -- History -- Fiction.
Genre
:
Historical fiction.
Summary
:
In 1847 a famine ship arrives in Canada from Ireland, and here, the tale begins, weaving through generations and time. A St. John's boy learns the finer points of communication while his employer receives the first transatlantic wireless signal. A British Home Child finds sorrow and solace on an Ontario farmstead. In 1920s Montreal, a one-armed veteran gambles everything for a future with a beautiful, intelligent, political young woman. In northern Manitoba, German prisoners of war find creative ways to quell boredom. RCMP officers snatch Doukhobor children in British Columbia, while a decade later U.S. draft dodgers find refuge in Canada. In the Maritimes, a young woman answers a personal ad written by a Saskatchewan schoolteacher, resulting in recipes and romance set against a backdrop of unrest during the Great Depression-while the world looks to the skies for hope, inspiration, and a glimpse of a bright wingtip caught in the sun.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9781552789797
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | ADULT FIC - BASEMENT | Adult Fiction - Basement | FIC DEG | Checked In |