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This book is why I read. Beautiful writing, memorable characters, and a good story line. In one word - delightful! The book begins with 83-year-old Etta setting out by foot from rural Saskatchewan to the Atlantic Ocean. Her husband, Otto, does not try to follow her for he knows she must make this journey. The book skips around from the childhoods of both Otto and Etta as well as their friend Russell to the present to their experiences in World War II, but I didn't find the skipping around confus
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I'm not sure what I think about this one. I think I loved it - but it would be tough to recommend it to others because I think it's one of those that people will either love or hate, or not understand. I fall into the 'love, but not sure I understand' category. The writing and the story are beautiful. I loved the characters. I got so confused closer to the end, but it didn't put me off. The lack of quotation marks wasn't an issue - in fact, I prefer it. Had this book been written in traditional
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83-year-old Etta sets out one morning to walk to the ocean, just 3 thousand kilometers away from Saskatchewan. Her husband stays behind, reversing the situation during the war, which might have been WWI, when he left and she stayed. The story flashes back to the war, and the love triangle in their past. A little magic realism fills in the fraying ends of the characters lives in the present. All in all, a beautiful story.
Very well written with engrossing characters. Sometimes veers to magical realism, but a page turner and with images and characters that will stick with me.
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