- Fiction, Orphans, Women zoologists in fiction, Orphans in fiction
In the rural farm country of northern Ontario, the lives of two families--the farming Pye family, and zoologist Kate Morrison and her three brothers--are brought together and torn apart by misunderstanding, resentment, family love, and tragedy.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and contemplative.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- intimateepic
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About the book
- Author
- Mary Lawson
- First published
- 2002
- Pages
- 294
- Publisher
- Vintage, Center Point Pub., Tian pei wen hua you xian gong si
- Editions
- 15
- Language
- Chinese, Swedish, English, dan
- ISBN
- 9788777145131
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