Book Description
In a town that lies along the St. Lawrence River, two teenaged boys board a makeshift raft and do not return. This novel, which recounts how an incident shattered the existence of an entire community, is, above all, a celebration of life. Written with a poetic sensibility, its power lies in the detailing of a simple life as reflected upon within a tragic situation. The result is a powerful literary work of the imagination.
From the Publisher
"Frenette masterfully evokes the great river, its smells and seasons. She also gives it a mythic power... she eloquently explores the sorrow which crushes the boys' mother ... From events which might otherwise produce nothing more than a few shivers of shock and sympathy, Frenette has written a book which resonates up and down our lives." Mary Soderstrom, mRb, 1999-2000
"Frenette's narrative choices are unusual and sometimes disorientating. I found myself confusing the three main characters, and working it out a distraction that occasionally dulled the book's edge. But the blurring of characters also suggests a merging of hearts. Any reader who has felt, even fleetingly, that it might be better not to live will find intimate resonance in this concise, poetic novel." Jim Bartley, Globe and Mail, January 2000
