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Lädt ... The Three Sisters Bar and Hotelvon Katherine Govier
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. I delved into Katherine Govier’s The Three Sisters Bar and Hotel because of a recommendation algorithm through one of the ebook reader apps I use. It seemed a likely recommendation, a Canadian historical whodunit, by an accomplished author publishing with a large house. It would seem, however, in this evolving era of communication, the accepted recommendation isn’t necessarily a good recommendation. Set near the turn of the 20th century in Canada’s Rocky Mountain Bow Valley, the story revolves around a fossil-hunting expedition gone horribly wrong, a snowstorm that swallows the entire crew, and the subsequent lingering stain of suspicion. All the makings of an engrossing tale, which at first Govier’s tale proves. That engagement wanes after the first third of the novel, and then mires itself in political machinations which do little to explore the real story of this tragic expedition. And for this reader, after that descent into seemingly shallow and irrelevant political meanderings, all interest evaporated, leaving the ending like a firecracker that failed to fizz and pop. All together a somewhat beige but adequate tale. Your mileage may vary. Govier has crafted brilliant fiction here. A perfect mix of research, imagination and personal reflection are what make this book a great read. Her descriptions are vivid yet simple and her characters are endearing and believable. Govier has been referred often as being a brilliant storyteller and this book proves that fact. http://tinyurl.com/h9ro6zo Zeige 3 von 3 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
A landmark novel of the Canadian West from one of Canada's most accomplished writers, author of The Ghost Brush and Fables of Brunswick Avenue Gateway, Alberta, 1911. The coming of the railroad to the Canadian Rockies has brought a parade of newcomers to the heavenly Bow Valley--climbers, coal miners, artists, scientists, runaway aristocrats and remittance men. Among the latter is the poacher Herbie Wishart, who arrived on a one-way ticket and has reinvented himself as a trail guide and teller of tall tales. Herbie becomes outfitter for a fossil-hunting expedition headed by a prominent Washington, D.C., archaeologist. Rumours say that the findings of the secrecy-shrouded Hodgson expedition, as it comes to be known, could overturn all previous knowledge about early life forms. Brought along to help in the quarry for the summer are Hodgson's adult children, mopey Humphrey and the captivating Isabel, with whom Herbie strikes up a campside alliance. But when an early snowstorm hits and trailside grudges come to a head, the expedition mysteriously disappears. The tragedy threatens to stain the Rocky Mountain park's reputation just as its newly elected government overseers begin to sell the pristine Canadian wilderness to the world. Despite all efforts from that year on to solve, or bury, the mystery, the disappearance will haunt Gateway, and define the futures of Herbie Wishart and his stubbornly female descendants. The Three Sisters Hotel is at once sweeping and intimate, and bursting with heart, wit and larger-than-life characters who rival the Rocky Mountain landscape for sheer brio. Katherine Govier proves she is one of Canada's master storytellers with this new novel, which is a groundbreaking portrait of Western Canada's past, with all its contradictions and complexities, an intimate story of romance and family, and a tantalizing historical--and prehistorical--mystery. PRAISE FOR THE GHOST BRUSH "Lavishly researched and brilliant. . . . Govier astonishes throughout in her ability to write epic themes intimately. . . . Lyrical, absorbing, and intense." --PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (STARRED REVIEW) Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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