
A Place Called Winter
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Patrick Gale
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By:
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Patrick Gale
A privileged elder son and stammeringly shy, Harry Cane has followed convention at every step. Even the beginnings of an illicit, dangerous affair do little to shake the foundations of his muted existence - until the shock of discovery and the threat of arrest cost him everything.
Forced to abandon his wife and child, Harry signs up for emigration to the newly colonized Canadian prairies. Remote and unforgiving, his allotted homestead in a place called Winter is a world away from the golden suburbs of turn-of-the-century Edwardian England. And yet it is here, isolated in a seemingly harsh landscape, under the threat of war, madness, and an evil man of undeniable magnetism, that the fight for survival will reveal in Harry an inner strength and capacity for love beyond anything he has ever known before.
In this exquisite journey of self-discovery, loosely based on a real-life family mystery, Patrick Gale has created an epic, intimate human drama, both brutal and breathtaking. It is a novel of secrets, sexuality, and, ultimately, great love.
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beautiful story
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A Most Beautiful Story
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I'd read it again. Bonus points for the sensitive discussions of transgender (and coincidental timeliness).
"It WAS bitter; like biting into memory itself"
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The being gay in the Edwardian times is an important part story l but not the crux of the story, which makes it stand out. Everything that happens to Harry could have happened to a straight man sent off for a different scandals.
The story going back and forth gives a bit of mystery, making you want speculate how an English man ended up in a sanatorium in Canada. Though it’s not hard to figure out the foreshadowing, there was a two revelations at the end that i didn’t expect or wasn’t ready to happen.
The only fault I have with the book is the characterization of the native Cree people. Though it was not done in an offensive way, it did come across as a generic stereotypical native depiction. It would have been nice to have a more accurate representation of the tribe and their culture.
I also wish that it wasn’t read by the author, because though he is a great writer, acting and portraying multiple people is not his strong suit. It would have been an even more engaging listen if done by a skilled voice actor.
A beautiful story of finding oneself and persevering life’s cruelties
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Engaging Story
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Excellent
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Poignant
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Beautiful story by a talented author and narrator
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Strange
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a bit thin
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