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Description edit
An unforgettable saga of love, loss, and exhilarating change spanning half a century in the lives of a restless family. The O'Briens is a family story unlike any you have read, a tale that pours straight from the heart of a splendid, tragic, ambitious clan. In Joe O'Brien—backwoods boy,... read more
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Characters/People edit
- MR. JOSEPH MICHAEL O'BRIEN: Add a description of this character.
- Mr. Grattan O'Brien
- Frankie
- Mike
- Margo O'Brien
- Johnny Taschereau
- Maddie
- Tom O'Brien
- Iseult Wilkins
- Mick Heaney
- Lee Peng
- Elise O'Brien
- Krishnaji
- Madeleine
- Hope
- Krishnamurti
- Mother Power
- Kate
- Mary Cohen
- Patrick Dubois
- Mr. Spaulding
- Father Jeremiah Lillis
- Buck Cohen
- Michael J. O'Brien
- Jerry
- Reno
- M. Levasseur
- M. Tourbot
- Murray Hill
- Douglas Brayton
- Lulu Taschereau
- Helen
- Albertine
- Flossie
- Mrs. Joseph O'Brien
- Major Murphy
- Jean
- Blais
- Mr. Bee
- Floyd
- Ellenora Scanlon O'Brien
- Daddy
- Chisholm
- Mr. Abbot Kinney
- Kenneth MacIsaac
- Mme Painchaud
- Vic McCracken
- Gingras
- Mr. Albert MacIsaac
- Louis-Philippe Taschereau
- Blades
- Cordelia
- Fitzgibbon
- Alicette
- Mother Superior
- Maisonneuve
- Lidia
- Peter Behrens
Setting & Locations edit
- Montreal
- California
- New York City
- Maine
- New England
- Ottawa
- Pasadena
- Venice
- Los Angeles
- London
- Chicago
- Westmount
- France
- Santa Barbara
- Sicily
- Canada
- Virginia
- Europe
- Head-of-steel
- Mexico
- Ireland
- Alberta
- Nova Scotia
- Winnipeg
- Quebec
- Edmonton
- Kennebunk
- Egypt
- Skye Avenue
- Mount Royal
- Italy
- Arya Vihara
- Paris
- Santa Monica
- Germany
- North Africa
- Scotland
- Vancouver
- Halifax
- Baddeck
- Murray Park
- Boston
- South America
- Ontario
- China
- Toronto
- Shawville
- White Mountains
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › War
- Books › History › Military › Canada
- Books › Romance › Historical
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary
Links to Supplemental Material edit
- peterbehrens.org: Books by Peter Behrens
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