May 18, 2011
The great Canadian cottage novel
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Fixed! Thank you.
It’s not all cottage, but Mordecai Richler’s “Joshua Then and Now” would be on my list.
I’d recommend David MacFarland’s Summer Gone for its bittersweet evocation of the languid and dangerous days of summer.
I see you mentioned “A Handful of Time” in your review. I loved that book!
I was also going to mention “My American Cousin,” which does not take place at a cottage per se, but has that cottagy feel. The other drawback is it’s a movie, not a book. oops!
I loved A Handful of Time too– Kit Pearson was a favourite of mine back in the Scholastic Book Order days. And yes to My American Cousin! It should be a book…
I can’t see your post: the link takes me to a home page indicating that the site will be launch on the 7th of June… Should I just be patient?
Yes, indeed, patience is required! Our pre-launch blog has come down as we await the real thing. But it will be back up when the site launches on Tuesday (along with so much more!).