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Description edit
A haunting novel about identity, love, and loss by the author of Three Day Road Will Bird is a legendary Cree bush pilot, now lying in a coma in a hospital in his hometown of Moose Factory, Ontario. His niece Annie Bird, beautiful and self-reliant, has returned from her own perilous... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Will Bird: Cree bush pilot
- Annie Bird: Will's niece
- Gordon, aka Painted Tongue: Annie's friend, a street-smart mute
- Dorothy Blueboy: Will's girlfriend
- Lisette Bird: Will's sister, Annie's mother
- Gordon: Add a description of this character.
- Suzanne Bird: Annie's sister, a fashion model
- Suzanne
- Marius Netmaker: a local drug runner, Will's nemesis
- Dorothy
- Annie
- Joe
- Gregor
- Danny
- Gus
- Antoine
- Butterfoot
- Eva: Annie's best friend, a nurse
- Will
- Dr. Lam
- Violet
- Daniel
- Hugh
- Mona
- Koosis
- Granddaughter
- Soleil
- Moosonee
- Veronique
- Timmins
- James Bay
Setting & Locations edit
Northern Ontario
- Kenya
- Toronto
- Montreal
- New York City
- Moose Factory
- Sylvina
- Moose River
- Manhattan
- Peawanuck
- Cree
- Ghost River
- France
- Canada
- Moosonee
First Sentence edit
When there was no Pepsi left for my rye whisky, nieces, there was always ginger ale.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 16 of 19 in Giller Winner. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Late Nights on Air, and followed by The Bishop's Man.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Joseph Boyden (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Viking Adult
Country: Canada
Publication Date: 9 September 2008
ISBN: 0670020575
Page Count: 368 pages
Publisher: Viking Adult
Country: Canada
Publication Date: 9 September 2008
ISBN: 0670020575
Page Count: 368 pages
Awards edit
- Giller Prize (2008)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
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