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  • 2004

The holding

Merilyn Simonds, (1949-)

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Alyson Thomson has left the city for an abandoned farm in the Madawaska hills of Ontario, with Walker, a potter. There, they live a life of artistic and emotional independence, until eventually the isolation brings to the fore tensions and conflicts within the relationship. Into their story is woven the harrowing tale of one Margaret MacBayne, who left behind hardships in Scotland for a life in the Canadian bush in 1859.

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Title Statement The holding / Merilyn Simonds.
Author Simonds, Merilyn, 1949-
Publication Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, c2004.
Extent of Item 313 p.
ISBN 0771080654
Other Number 1376364
Summary Alyson Thomson has left the city for an abandoned farm in the Madawaska hills of Ontario, with Walker, a potter. There, they live a life of artistic and emotional independence, until eventually the isolation brings to the fore tensions and conflicts within the relationship. Into their story is woven the harrowing tale of one Margaret MacBayne, who left behind hardships in Scotland for a life in the Canadian bush in 1859.
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By Location Ontario--Fiction--History--19th century
By Genre Historical fiction
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