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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... porch . Now , it was completed . A mountain in Switzerland . With snow . The fan beside Lewis reminded her of an aeroplane pro- peller . Any minute , he would take off and head for the skies . Maybe crash against the mountain on the ...
... porch . Now , it was completed . A mountain in Switzerland . With snow . The fan beside Lewis reminded her of an aeroplane pro- peller . Any minute , he would take off and head for the skies . Maybe crash against the mountain on the ...
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... porch . The sun was in the willow trees , starting its slow descent . Hunter was lying flat out , asleep on the boards beside them . The screen door whined and banged . It was Miss Rose , carrying the evening paper . Mi and Matthew knew ...
... porch . The sun was in the willow trees , starting its slow descent . Hunter was lying flat out , asleep on the boards beside them . The screen door whined and banged . It was Miss Rose , carrying the evening paper . Mi and Matthew knew ...
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... porch , with what appears to be a family gathered for their portrait . An older woman in an apron , her husband in his overalls , both standing in front of the door - the grandparents , stern and loving . Two eccentric aunts one in a ...
... porch , with what appears to be a family gathered for their portrait . An older woman in an apron , her husband in his overalls , both standing in front of the door - the grandparents , stern and loving . Two eccentric aunts one in a ...
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