3/16/2023 0 Comments Ridgerunner droppoint![]() I was also familiar with much of the history, so was very satisfied with how she brought some of the grimmest aspects of the internment of innocents, who cleared, built roads and helped to establish Lake Louise as a travel destination for the wealthy. I lived in some of these areas during my life, and was able to landmark most of the sites Adamson mentioned. The story is a slow if icy burn much like the mountainous area of its setting- deep in the Canadian Rockies, primarily at Lake Louise, Alberta and circling via rail from mining town and camp to the USA border and back, with WWI in its backdrop. In her own words, she writes at a “glacial pace”, and this incredibly finely polished work is a testament to her research, careful plotting and deeply chiseled characters. I lived in some of these areas duri Gil Adamson took ten years to write this novel. Gil Adamson took ten years to write this novel. The author purposely wrote it as a standalone). (You don't need to read the first book to enjoy this one. This book is full of surprises and manages to go into some really shocking places. Jack, Sister Beatrice, and Ridgerunner are fascinating characters. Even though this book is epic in nature, it's heavily character-driven, which I appreciated. Jack, the title character's 12 year old son is the star of the show. You'll get invested almost instantaneously. ![]() This is one of those books that will have you falling in love with the characters. It was an enjoyable experience: delightful and comforting. I rarely gravitate toward historical fiction type books so it felt good to get swept up in an epic like this for a change. I would've never picked this up if it wasn't on the Giller Prize shortlist. Jack, the title character's 12 year ol Ah, such a delightful reading experience. ![]() ![]() Set against the backdrop of a distant war raging in Europe and a rapidly changing landscape in the West, Gil Adamson’s follow-up to her award-winning debut, The Outlander, is a vivid historical novel that draws from the epic tradition and a literary Western brimming with a cast of unforgettable characters touched with humour and loss, and steeped in the wild of the natural world.moreĪh, such a delightful reading experience. When Jack finally breaks free, he takes with him something the nun is determined to get back - at any cost. Though he knows his father is coming for him, the boy longs to return to his family’s cabin, deep in the woods. Twelve-year-old Jack Boulton has been left in the care of Sister Beatrice, a formidable nun who keeps him in cloistered seclusion in her grand old house. And he is determined to steal enough money to secure his son’s future. Moving through the Rocky Mountains and across the border to Montana, the solitary drifter, impoverished in means and aged beyond his years, is also a widower and a father. After nearly twenty years, the notorious thief, known as the Ridgerunner, has returned. Moving through the Rocky Mountains and across the border to Montana, the solitary Part literary Western and part historical mystery, Ridgerunner is the follow-up to Gil Adamson’s award-winning and critically acclaimed novel The Outlander. Part literary Western and part historical mystery, Ridgerunner is the follow-up to Gil Adamson’s award-winning and critically acclaimed novel The Outlander. ![]()
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