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Annemarie macdonald has officially been blessed by the book club phenomenon. Madeleine, eight and already a blossoming comic, is particularly close with her. The way the crow flies by annmarie macdonald goodreads. As a product of a 1960s canadian childhood, i can testify to her sharp feel for that time. Madeleine, eight and already a blossoming comic, is particularly close with her father, jack, an air force officer. The way the crow flies by annmarie macdonald books. Tracing the development of theme in the way the crow flies. In the way the crow flies, ann marie macdonald takes us back to the early 1960s, a time of optimism infused with the excitement of the space race and overshadowed by the menace of the cold war. Free download or read online as the crow flies pdf epub book. With her unerring eye for the whimsical, the absurd and the quintessentially human, ann marie macdonald stunningly evokes the pain, confusion, and humour of childhood in a perilous adult world. The way the crow flies annmarie macdonald hardcover. Through brief passages preceding some chapters, macdonald offers the reader small tidbits of information pertaining to the story that would otherwise remain unknown. Annmarie macdonald official website of author, actor. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition.
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