Barometer Rising (New Canadian Library)
 

Barometer Rising (New Canadian Library)

by Hugh MacLennan

Penelope Wain believes that her lover, Neil Macrae, has been killed while serving overseas under her father. That he died apparently in disgrace does not alter her love for him, even though her father is insistent on his guilt. What neither Penelope or her father knows is that Neil is not dead, but has returned to Halifax to clear his name.

Hugh MacLennan’s first novel is a compelling... (read more)

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Member Reviews

  • DonnaAlward
    • Rated 5 stars

    This is my favourite Canadian Lit book ever. There is something simply compelling about it. I grew up in the Maritimes and can see all the locations in my mind...as well as loving the history. Shamefully I find Canadian History boring. But McClennan's fiction makes it come alive!

    DonnaAlward wrote this review Saturday, January 12 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • EndlessEmergency
    • Rated 3 stars

    I'm not sure what it was about this book, I just liked it.

    EndlessEmergency wrote this review Monday, July 30 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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