Today's Book Club Crow Lake, (Paperback)

from KAzevedo

I stayed up past midnight reading "Crow Lake" last night, not wanting to stop, but finally putting it down and going to bed. I was awake for quite awhile, trying to decide what made this book so compelling to me. As I thought over passages in my mind, I realized that I could not think of a single...

from katylit

What a wonderful, wonderful book. There was so much to identify with for me, Toronto, Northern Ontario, the ponds, the loss of parent, family dynamics, the yearning for academics. Simply, I love this book. And I'm so tickled to have a new author to enjoy, now I can't wait to read The Other Side o...

from EBT1002

When seven-year-old Kate loses her parents in a tragic accident, her two teenage brothers determine to stay in the family home and take care of Kate and her toddler sister, Bo. Kate and Matt are particularly close; he has shared with her his love of marine biology. As she is looking back on this ...

from lit_chick

Luke, Matt, Kate, and Bo Morrison are born in the isolated northern Ontario community of Crow Lake. Neighbouring families are few, jobs fewer, and academic opportunities fewer yet. But the Morrisons, as descendants of great grandmother Morrison, who "fixed a book rest to her spinning wheel so tha...

from CarolynSchroeder

This quiet little book ended up being one of the best reads of the year for me. It has everything a good novel should, wonderful characters, an interesting plot and a truly atmospheric time and place (Northern Ontario). The writing is absolutely beautiful and on more than one occasion, it made me...