Three Day Road
Books | Fiction / Historical / 20th Century / World War II
4.5
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Joseph Boyden
It is 1919, and Niska, the last Oji-Cree woman to live off the land, has received word that one of the two boys she saw off to the Great War has returned. Xavier Bird, her sole living relation, is gravely wounded and addicted to morphine. As Niska slowly paddles her canoe on the three-day journey to bring Xavier home, travelling through the stark but stunning landscape of Northern Ontario, their respective stories emerge—stories of Niska’s life among her kin and of Xavier’s horrifying experiences in the killing fields of Ypres and the Somme.
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Author
Joseph Boyden
Pages
416
Publisher
Penguin Canada
Published Date
2008-05-06
ISBN
0143175645 9780143175643
Ratings
Google: 4.5
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"Absolutely loved this book. I had to read it for a university class, which normally kills any positivity I feel for a book. That I loved it so much after dissecting it for weeks in class speaks volumes. I’m a sucker for World War historical fiction, and this was great. I loved the story through the lens of Native American Peoples, their customs and beliefs. Amazing "
Veronica Em
"I remember reading this book years ago and really loving it. Too bad author is a Pretendian 🫤"
CWM
"Probably one of my favorite books 💜#native_canadian #indigenous_peoples #newreads "
Jenna Green
"So good! I know there's some stuff around Boyden, but I definitely recommend it. "
Brenna Leitch
"One of the best example of Canadian literature I have read after Michael Crummy ‘s “the innocents “ and “Galore “. Thank you for recommending it . "
C
Chetan
"A great read"
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