Niska, a female North American Indian, lives on her own in the wilderness of North Canada. The book starts with her going to collect one of two braves returning wounded from the 1914-18 war. She takes him back by canoe and during the long journey reflects on their previous life as she attempts to heal him from morphine withdrawal, appalling war memories and deep depression. It’s an extraordinary book, powerful, beautiful, deeply touching. Three days is the time it takes between dying and your spirit arriving in the North American Indian’s equivalent of heaven.
Similar this month: Victoria Hislop, John Banville.
Comparison: Ian McEwan, Pat Barker, Charles Frazier.
This beautiful, haunting novel begins as Niska is reunited with her nephew, Xavier, after he returns from the horrors of the First World War. As she slowly paddles her canoe on the 3-day journey to take him home, travelling through the stark but stunning landscape of Northern Canada, their respective stories emerge.
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This beautiful, haunting novel begins as Niska is reunited with her nephew, Xavier, after he returns from the horrors of the First World War. As she slowly paddles her canoe on the 3-day journey to take him home, travelling through the stark but stunning landscape of Northern Canada, their respective stories emerge. Niska is the last Cree Indian woman living off the land in Canada.
Three Day Road features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, eBooks of the Month, General Fiction, Fiction, Recommendations
Ebook, Paperback. £9.89, down from the £10.99 cover price. In Stock.
Three Day Road was written by Joseph Boyden and published by Orion Publishing Co
Three Day Road has 435 pages
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. In Stock.
