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What initially seems to be a wellresearched period piece soon evolves into much more in ann marie macdonald s stunning followup to her highly praised debut, fall on your knees. Annmarie macdonald is currently considered a single author. Twenty years after her military officer father is forced to choose between loyalties in the wake of a local murder. Jun 07, 2004 the way the crow flies is a novel that is as compelling as it is rich. The first edition of the novel was published in 1996, and was written by annmarie macdonald. The way the crow flies, the second novel by bestselling, awardwinning author annmarie macdonald,is set on the royal canadian air force station of centralia during the early sixties. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. She was born in 1958 at the canadian forces base in badenbaden, west germany and grew up in several communities. Jack, mimi, and their two children, mike and madeleine are moving to a new home in canada. As this very local murder intersects with global forces, the way the crow flies reminds us that in time of war the lines between right and wrong are often blurred. The many fans of fall on your knees and the way the crow.
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The optimism of the early sixties, infused with the excitement of the space race and the menace of the cold war, is filtered through the rich imagination of highspirited, eightyearold madeleine, who welcomes her familys posting to a quiet air force base near the canadian border. The first edition of the novel was published in 2003, and was written by annmarie macdonald. It is 1962, and the mccarthy family is moving to centralia, a canadian air force station near niagara falls. Annmaries second novel, the way the crow flies, was published in 2003. The way the crow flies by annmarie macdonald books. The way the crow flies is not, in my opinion, a murder mystery, spy thriller as is printed on the back of the novel. For annmarie macdonald, truth is in the storytelling the star.
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