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I read this when I was about 16, and Christy's "by their garbage shall ye know them" speech was life changing. Love this book. I've read it multiple times, but haven't re-read it in about 15 years. I should again.
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“The Diviners has been acclaimed by many critics as the outstanding achievement of Margaret Laurence’s writing career. In Morag Gunn, Laurence has created a figure whose experience emerges as that of all dispossessed people in search of their birthright, and one who survives as an inspirational symbol of courage and endurance.”
I think this may very well be my favourite Laurence. It won the Governor General’s Award for English language fiction in 1974, and has also frequently been banned. It is p ...more
I think this may very well be my favourite Laurence. It won the Governor General’s Award for English language fiction in 1974, and has also frequently been banned. It is p ...more
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Jul 08, 2009
MinglingThreads
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Aug 30, 2010
Friederike Knabe
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it was amazing
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May 07, 2011
Misha
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