Crow Lake by Mary Lawson

'Beautifully written, carefully balanced, Mary Lawson
constructs a history of sacrifice, emotional isolation and
family love without sounding a false note' DAILY MAIL

Crow Lake is that rare find, a first novel so quietly assured, so compelling, and
with an emotional charge so perfectly controlled, that you sense at once that
this is the real thing - a literary experience to relish, a book to lose yourself in,
and a name to watch.

Here is a gorgeous, slow burning story of families growing up and tearing
each other apart in rural Northern Ontario, where tragedy and hardship are
mirrored in the landscape. Centre stage are the Morrisons whose tragedy is
insidious and divisive. Orphaned young, Kate Morrison was her older brother
Matt's protege, her curious fascination for pondlife fed by his passionate
interest in the natural world. Now a zoologist, she can identify organisms
under a microscope, but seems blind to the tragedy of her own emotional
life. She thinks she's outgrown her family, who were once her entire world -
but she can't seem to outgrow her childhood or lighten the weight of their 
mutual past.

Genres: Contemporary Fiction - Canada - Literary Fiction - Family - Coming of Age - Drama
Condition: Good
Published: First published 2002. This edition published 2003 by Vintage. 
Pages: 295
ISBN: 0099429322
Weight: 205g