Not Wanted on the VoyageViking, 1984 - 352 pages From one of Canada's most distinguished novelists comes this brilliant and wild retelling of the story of Noah and the Great Flood that has been acclaimed by critics everywhere. Findley's earlier novel, Wars, received Canada's Governor's Award and the City of Toronto's Book Award. |
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... Sister Hannah - being pregnant — required a supple- ment of fruits and vegetables — as well as an extra quota of milk . At first it was Sister Hannah - sent below with a shopping list - who came to requisition these goods . With her ...
... Sister Hannah - being pregnant — required a supple- ment of fruits and vegetables — as well as an extra quota of milk . At first it was Sister Hannah - sent below with a shopping list - who came to requisition these goods . With her ...
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... Sister Hannah ? Daughter ? . . . ” Noah called . Hannah was standing frozen above the porridge pot in her hand - the wooden spoon poised at her lips — and the galley swaying all around her . What had he said ? " Where's that child we ...
... Sister Hannah ? Daughter ? . . . ” Noah called . Hannah was standing frozen above the porridge pot in her hand - the wooden spoon poised at her lips — and the galley swaying all around her . What had he said ? " Where's that child we ...
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... Sister Hannah knelt and pulled her shawls around her . Abraham and Sarah crouched in the doorway . Noah thanked Yaweh for the gift of miracles - and he drew the knife through the lifeless flesh . Squeezing the meagre drops of blood onto ...
... Sister Hannah knelt and pulled her shawls around her . Abraham and Sarah crouched in the doorway . Noah thanked Yaweh for the gift of miracles - and he drew the knife through the lifeless flesh . Squeezing the meagre drops of blood onto ...
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Section 2 | 16 |
Section 3 | 16 |
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afraid altar altar bell angel animals apples apron arms Barky bath house beasts began beneath Bip and Ringer birds blue breath cage cedar grove chamomile child cormorant cried Crowe dark dead deck demons Doctor Noyes door dragons dreadful dust earth Emma Emma's eyes face Faeries father feet fell fingers galley gone grass hair Ham and Lucy hand head hear heard hiding Hill Japeth kittens knew lambs lemurs lifted lips Lotte Lotte's Lucy's Michael Archangelis mother Mottyl mouth move never Noah Noah's Noyes looked Noyes's once orchard paused PHYLLIS WEBB Pirates poop deck pray Rabbi Akiva rain river seen sheep Shem shoulder side silent sing Sister Hannah sleep slowly smell smiled sound staring stepped stood tell thing thought Timothy Findley told trees turned Unicorn voice waited walking wall watched whispered wife wolves wondered wood yard Yaweh