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Liked It Rated 4 stars “Ben Mercer is stuck on Cook's Landing, and worst of all he has a pretty good idea what his future holds for him: selling goods and gasoline to cottagers and fixing their boats-just like his Uncle Henry. But when Ruth Chapman moves to the nearby island, Ben sees himself somewhere else. With...” see full review » see other reviews »

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  • Rated 3 stars

  “This is the third book in a row that I've read that features a person obsessed by a musical instrument from a very early age. In this one, it is teenaged Ben with his fiddle. It's a quiet story set in northern Ontario in 1934. Ben Mercer feels like he is trapped by his life on a farm with his mother and curmudgeonly uncle Henry. "Henry never smiled, never had a good word. Henry and Ben were pretty much at war now, the two of them, though they rarely spoke and never raised their voices. The war was fought in the silences."
  
  The Muskoka cottagers who own most of the property nearby seem to come from another world entirely. Ben gets summer work fixing up a nearby cottage for a rich widow from New York and suddenly the doors of possibility swing open... but dreams are a far cry from reality.
  
  Readalikes: Tales from the Farm by Jeff Lemire; Mistik Lake by Martha Brooks; A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly.”

  Lindy P wrote this review Wednesday, August 19 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 4 stars

  “Ben Mercer is stuck on Cook's Landing, and worst of all he has a pretty good idea what his future holds for him: selling goods and gasoline to cottagers and fixing their boats-just like his Uncle Henry. But when Ruth Chapman moves to the nearby island, Ben sees himself somewhere else. With Ruth's wonderful stories about New York City and music, Ben is determined to follow his dream of playing the violin-but will he really have the chance to make that decision at all?
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  The Landing was quick, but inspiring read; and partially based on a true story. I'll give it four stars for a good encouragement about playing the violin or any instrument for that matter.
  REVIEW BY MORGAN”

  Morgan @ BLT wrote this review Monday, November 10 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No