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The outlander

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Anansi, May 31, 2007 - Fiction - 389 pages
In 1903 a mysterious, desperate young woman flees alone across the west, one quick step ahead of the law. She has just become a widow by her own hand. Gil Adamson's extraordinary novel opens in heart-pounding mid-flight and propels the reader through a gripping road trip with a twist -- the steely outlaw in this story is a grief-struck nineteen-year-old woman. As the young widow encounters characters of all stripes -- unsavoury, wheedling, greedy, lascivious, self-reliant, and occasionally generous and trustworthy -- Adamson weds her brilliant literary style to the gripping, moving, picaresque tale of one woman's deliberate journey into the wild. When Gil Adamson published her first two books, a volume of poetry (Primitive; 1991) and a collection of stories (Help Me, Jacques Cousteau; 1995), readers immediately recognized a unique and unusually compelling voice, one that partnered the random and the surreal with a finely tuned technical brilliance. The Outlander more than fulfills the promise of that voice.

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book—it's a real page turner. - Goodreads
Well written and a good yarn. - Goodreads
The plot, likewise, leaves something to be desired. - Goodreads
I hope the author keeps writing about Alberta history. - Goodreads
So follows the plot of The Outlander. - Goodreads

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User Review  - Emily - Goodreads

FIrst started reading this book and my thoughts were along the lines of "This is SO bizarre!" I like historical fiction and at the beginning I could decide if this was even set in our own history ... Read full review

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User Review  - Gail Amendt - Goodreads

If this hadn't been a book club selection, I think I might have given up on it, as it was hard to get into and I just wasn't in the mood for this type of book. I'm very glad I stuck with it as it ... Read full review

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Section 2
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About the author (2007)

The offspring of a family that has been in Canada for eight generations, Gil Adamson was the first baby born in North York, Ontario in 1961, an accident of birth which might partly explain her wary and perceptive take on the hidden eccentricities of suburban life. On graduation in 1985, she joined Coach House Press as publicist and editorial assistant, and in 1987 became publishing assistant at CBC "Radio Guide".

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