Crow Lake

Crow Lake (Knopf Canada, 2001) by Mary Lawson
Mary Lawson's compelling story of the Morrison family, part of a close-knit farming community in Northern Ontario, had reader Alisa Groot singing its praises nearly a decade after its publication. She wrote:
"Amazingly written, this book is tragic without being obvious. The characters are real, their reactions to events are understandable but not predictable. The Northern Ontario setting reveals a place that I've never been but can now feel I've visited. It was heart-wrenching and shows what sacrifice for loved ones is truly about."
Accolades: This beloved bestseller took home the 2003 Amazon.ca/ Books in Canada First Novel Award and the McKitterick Prize. Critics across the country applauded, including the Globe and Mail reviewer, who predicted, "A lot of readers are going to surrender themselves to the magic of Crow Lake."

I only started this book today and I am already loving it!  Finally, a Canadian novel that's not completely depressing, nor difficult to understand without all the hidden meanings!  I shouldn't say that they are all like this, but the last few that I have read have been.

I very much injoyed this book.  It was a very lovely, fluidly written novel.  By the end of the story, I was very attached to the characters.