On Canaan's Side

By Sebastian Barry

Book Overview

Told in the first person, "On Canaan's Side" is at once epic and intimate. Spanning nearly seven decades, from the Great Depression through World War II to the Vietnam War, it is the heartbreaking story of a woman whose capability to love is enormous, and whose compassion, even for those who have wronged her, is astonishing.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670022926
• ISBN13: 9780670022922
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Viking
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher