Barometer Rising
Penguin Modern Classics Edition
$30.73
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
15 November 2017
Summary
Hugh MacLennan’s first novel is a compelling romance set against the horrors of wartime and the catastrophic Halifax Explosion of December 6, 1917, now available as a Penguin Modern Classic.Hugh MacLennan’s first novel is a compelling romance set against the horrors of wartime and the catastrophic Halifax Explosion of December 6, 1917, now available as a Penguin Modern Classic.In the winter of 1917, Penelope Wain is convinced her love, Neil Macrae, is dead–killed in action while serving overseas. That he apparently died in disgrace does not alter her love for the soldier who, unbeknownst to her, has returned to Halifax to clear his name, only days before a catastrophic explosion in the Harbour will forever change their lives.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780735252851 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0735252858 |
| Author: | Hugh Maclennan |
| Publisher: | McClelland & Stewart Inc. |
| Imprint: | McClelland & Stewart Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 15 November 2017 |
| Weight: | 255g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 132mm x 202mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics (Canada) |
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Hugh Maclennan
A major 20th century Canadian author, Hugh MacLennan was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, in 1907. His seven novels and many essays and travel books present a chronicle of Canada that often mediates between the old world of its European cultural heritage and the new world of American vitality and materialism. He won five Governor General’s Awards, among many other honours. Hugh MacLennan died in Montreal in 1990.
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