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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... once , his mouth was filled with the dreadful marinade and he realized how very close he was to drowning . Only his nose remained above the liquid . The thunder was now so close that it came right on top of every lightning bolt - and ...
... once , his mouth was filled with the dreadful marinade and he realized how very close he was to drowning . Only his nose remained above the liquid . The thunder was now so close that it came right on top of every lightning bolt - and ...
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... once acutely aware of the darkness and the walls around her and the roof above her and the floor below . Her arms ached — and part of the ache was the mem- ory of why they were in pain . We are truly captives here , she thought ; every ...
... once acutely aware of the darkness and the walls around her and the roof above her and the floor below . Her arms ached — and part of the ache was the mem- ory of why they were in pain . We are truly captives here , she thought ; every ...
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... once to douse the demons . When they got to Ham and his arsenal , Mrs Noyes was flushed with the excitement of it all . " I'm carrying demons ! " she said . " I'm carrying demons ! " not unlike a child who has managed for the first time ...
... once to douse the demons . When they got to Ham and his arsenal , Mrs Noyes was flushed with the excitement of it all . " I'm carrying demons ! " she said . " I'm carrying demons ! " not unlike a child who has managed for the first time ...
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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