You Went Away: A NovellaHarperCollins Publishers, 1996 - 218 pages Findley has written a small gem of a novel in this World War II story set on the Home Front. Findley uses the device of a family photo album to recall the personal history and memories of the boy, Matthew Forbes, whose parents' marriage is dissolving during the time of the false peace of wartime Canada. |
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... Mortson , smiling and tall — standing in the sunlight , thinner than anyone Matthew had ever seen . A dozen chickens rushed towards her over the grass , thinking she must have come to feed them , but Mrs Mortson ignored them and stood ...
... Mortson , smiling and tall — standing in the sunlight , thinner than anyone Matthew had ever seen . A dozen chickens rushed towards her over the grass , thinking she must have come to feed them , but Mrs Mortson ignored them and stood ...
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... Mortson nodded at them , reciting : parlour - dining - room - bathroom ... She also mentioned an outhouse , case of ' mergencies . Other guest - rooms told of other residents , but Mrs Mortson did not pause to name them . Matthew's room ...
... Mortson nodded at them , reciting : parlour - dining - room - bathroom ... She also mentioned an outhouse , case of ' mergencies . Other guest - rooms told of other residents , but Mrs Mortson did not pause to name them . Matthew's room ...
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... Mortsons ' bedroom was at the top of the stairs and beside the stairs , across the hall , there was an empty room reserved for a certain Mrs Delaney , who would return next week . She's got them Very Close Veins you hear about , Mrs Mortson ...
... Mortsons ' bedroom was at the top of the stairs and beside the stairs , across the hall , there was an empty room reserved for a certain Mrs Delaney , who would return next week . She's got them Very Close Veins you hear about , Mrs Mortson ...
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