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Far to Go

Far to Go


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"Deftlystructured and . . . seamless." --Globe and Mail (Toronto)

"[A]nuanced and layered portrait of betrayal. . . . The strength of Far to Golies in Pick's ability to show precisely why one person could turn on another, how a single word spoken on impulse could have devastating results." --MontrealGazette

Alison Pick, acclaimed author of The Sweet Edge, delivers the moving and suspenseful story of an affluentJewish family in Czechoslovakia at the onset of World War II, and the governesswho forever alters their future when she seeks shelter in their midst.Interwoven with a present-day narrative revealing each character's fates after thewar, Far to Go is an emotionallyvivid, masterfully wrought narrative that the Montreal Gazette calls, "an intriguing experiment in the art ofstorytelling."

About the Author :
Alison Pick was the Bronwen Wallace Award winner for the most promising writer under thirty-five in Canada. Her first novel is The Sweet Edge, and her second novel, the bestseller Far to Go, was nominated for the Man Booker Prize, won the Canadian Jewish Book Award for Fiction, and was named a "Top 10 of 2010" book by the Toronto Star. Between Gods, named a "Best Book" by both the Globe and Mail and CBC, has been nominated for the prestigious BC National Award for Nonfiction.

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"[A] nuanced and layered portrait of betrayal. . . . What makes this novel special is not so much its storyline as Pick's challenging, even audacious way of recounting it. . . . The strength of Far to Go lies in Pick's ability to show precisely why one person could turn on another, how a single word spoken on impulse could have devastating results. . . . An intriguing experiment in the art of storytelling. Far to Go explores the ways in which truths and facts can be assembled, reassembled and jiggled this way and that, like so many fragments of stained glass inside a kaleidoscope." - Montreal Gazette

"Inspired by Pick's grandparents' own story, Far to Go is a haunting and suspenseful read, one that's sure to stay with you long after the last page is turned." - Torontoist.com

"The writing in Far to Go is clean, crisp and unencumbered. Pick never dwells for too long in an image or metaphor, and she creates small moments that are both lovely and frightening. At slightly more than 300 pages, the book resists the urge to overstay its welcome. It's very deftly structured and the storytelling is seamless. With rights sold in the United States, Britain, Holland and Italy, Far to Go appears poised to gain a wide and significant readership, and deservedly so." - Globe and Mail (Toronto)


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780062034625
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers
  • Height: 204 mm
  • No of Pages: 336
  • Spine Width: 21 mm
  • Width: 135 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0062034626
  • Publisher Date: 19 Apr 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Weight: 254 gr


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