
Windflower
Gabrielle Roy(Author)
McClelland & Stewart Inc. (Publisher)
Published on 29. January 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-0-7710-9420-0 (ISBN)
Description
Set against the austere landscape of northern Labrador, Windflower is the poignant story of Elsa Kumachuk, a young Inuit woman torn between two worlds by the birth of her blond-haired, blue-eyed son. Unacknowledged by his father, an American GI, the child is welcomed into the Inuit community with astonishment and delight. Elsa, however, must come to terms with the conflicting values implied by her son's dual heritage.
Gabrielle Roy's last novel, Windflower is both a moving account of one woman's tragic dilemma and a sensitive portrait of a society in transition.
Gabrielle Roy's last novel, Windflower is both a moving account of one woman's tragic dilemma and a sensitive portrait of a society in transition.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 194 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
136 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7710-9420-0 (9780771094200)
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Gabrielle Roy, Afterword by Phyllis Webb Afterword by Phyllis Webb