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Any key know any good holiday reads set in Canada?

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Crikeyblimey · 09/07/2014 21:25

Long shot, I know but we are off to Canada for 3 weeks soon (excited much???!) and I like to read at least one book set in the place I'm travelling in.

Can any of you lovely people recommend anything set in Canada? Preferably Alberts or British Colombia?

I particularly like a good thriller / crime fiction but am open to any suggestions.

Thanks.

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Delphiniumsblue · 09/07/2014 22:26

Crow Lake by Mary Lawson

Lucked · 09/07/2014 22:24

For crime fiction some of Kathy Rechis books are set in Canada.

VioletGoesVintage · 09/07/2014 22:22

Ooh, x-post - but it really is good.

FreeButtonBee · 09/07/2014 22:22

Oh fugitive pieces is a beautiful haunting book partially based in Canada - Anne Michaels is the author.

Not a light read but truly memorable.

VioletGoesVintage · 09/07/2014 22:21

The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney. You'd never believe she hadn't actually been to Canada before she wrote it.

Lucked · 09/07/2014 22:21

The tenderness of wolves by Stef Penney.

ChippyMinton · 09/07/2014 22:19

A Tale For The Time Being by Ruth Ozeki. Beautiful book by a Japanese-Canadian set in BC.

WhatSheSaid · 09/07/2014 22:14

I love Alice Munro's short stories.

IvyMay · 09/07/2014 22:11

A children's book...but Anne of Green Gables

FreeButtonBee · 09/07/2014 22:09

Robertson Davies is an interesting writer who is Canadian. Bit bonkers but fun.

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Crikeyblimey · 09/07/2014 22:08

Oh, thanks. I love Margaret Atwood! Why didn't I think of her? Doh!

Keep em coming. :)

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BestIsWest · 09/07/2014 21:49

Alias Grace -Margaret Atwood and Unless by Carol Shields.