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In 1939, Kay Jeynes, a lively, ambitious young working-class woman, goes to work for the only Japanese businessman in town, the elderly, wealthy, Oxford-educated Mr. Miyashita. Despite differences in their age, race, and class, a friendship develops between them in the peaceful vacuum of Mr. Miyashita's office. But outside, on the city streets, a dark chapter in recent history is taking shape. As war looms, relations between North America and Japan grow steadily worse. Travel becomes impossible for Mr. Miyashita, so he asks Kay to cross the Pacific Ocean to retrieve a family heirloom, even as the Imperial Navy is maneuvering into position for the attack on Pearl Harbor. On this journey, Kay commits some seemingly small sins of omission. But in the paranoid climate of the times, these little white lies put Mr. Miyashita at risk of being arrested as a spy.

About the Author :
Suzanne North is the author of the Phoebe Fairfax mystery series and has written for various magazines and television programs, as well as for documentary films. She lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Review :
Winner of the 2015 Saskatchewan Book Awards University of Regina Book of the Year Award. Flying Time shortlisted for the Saskatchewan Book Awards: the University of Regina Book of the Year, the City of Regina Fiction Award, and the City of Saskatoon and Public Library Saskatoon Book Award. "While [Suzanne North] is delivering a wealth of history, geology, art and Canada during the war, she also serves up a cracking good . . . rich memoir of an interesting life." --Calgary Herald "Flying Time is an example of what literary historical fiction does well: provides a snapshot of a time and place through the small evolutions in relationships in a clearly defined context. North's evocation of Calgary in 1939 is masterly, a clear sketch that is never too heavy on detail. Her writing style is fluid, chatty, and engaging, and the pages of this novel flew by." --Historical Novels Review "Flying Time is not a flattering portrayal of Canada. It takes a hard, critical look at the undercurrents of racial tension that cut the [Japanese people] out of Calgary society, and the government-endorsed racism that saw them and thousands like them interned and their possessions sold off years later." --The National Post "North, an accomplished mystery writer, has crafted a very readable story, and has a deft touch with dialog. She has done some credible research into a long-past time and place in bringing this story to life." --Pan Am Historical Society "North has a completely engaging style." --The Saskatoon StarPhoenix "Flying Time first captures and holds interest with its beautiful story-telling and then takes a suspenseful turn, leading it to 'can't-put-it-down' territory." --Alberta Views "Flying Time is about how people used to talk, how they used to think. It's about how a city used to be. It's a story about memory, of civic and national tragedy, set against the epochs of geological time that have been brushed to the surface." --The Winnipeg Review "Suzanne North's Flying Time is a beautiful novel, brimming with intelligence, heart and wit. At the centre of the novel is protagonist Kay Jeynes' journey from San Francisco to Hong Kong on the Pan American flying boat. Kay is fundamentally changed by what the trip teaches her about love, loss and life. Flying Time is transformative for readers too. Don't miss the experience!" --Gail Bowen, author of the Joanne Kilbourn Shreve mystery series "Anyone who has read Suzanne North's mysteries knows that she can spin a great yarn. In Flying Time, she reveals herself to be, quite simply, a wonderful writer. Her new novel is filled with unforgettable characters in a richly imagined world. The result is original, genuinely moving and completely enjoyable." --Candace Savage, author of A Geography of Blood


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781927366233
  • Publisher: Brindle and Glass Publishing, Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Brindle and Glass Publishing, Ltd
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • ISBN-10: 1927366232
  • Publisher Date: 22 May 2014
  • Binding: Paperback
  • No of Pages: 312


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