Voyageurs: A NovelCanongate, 2003 - 466 էջ Historisk roman. Under grænsekrigene 1812 forsvinder en engelsk kvækermissionær i den canadiske vildmark. Hendes bror drager med pelshandlerne, les voyageurs, ud på en lang rejse for om muligt at finde hende |
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... fire . ( I never knew men so proficient at making fire out of a strike - a - light and birch bark shavings . No fire could be carried in the canoes , so we had to kindle a new flame every evening . ) Jacques watched tomorrow's pease ...
... fire . ( I never knew men so proficient at making fire out of a strike - a - light and birch bark shavings . No fire could be carried in the canoes , so we had to kindle a new flame every evening . ) Jacques watched tomorrow's pease ...
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... fire crackled at our feet . Alan sat on the ground with his back against the log , his feet stretched to the fire , and presently fell asleep . The baby began to grizzle ; his grandmother picked him up and fed him corn porridge from a ...
... fire crackled at our feet . Alan sat on the ground with his back against the log , his feet stretched to the fire , and presently fell asleep . The baby began to grizzle ; his grandmother picked him up and fed him corn porridge from a ...
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... fire in winter from his mother's people . ' Sometimes I forget which is which . ' ' Tell me one . ' - - Loic stared into the dying embers of our fire for it was late and presently began , as formally as if he were speaking ministry in ...
... fire in winter from his mother's people . ' Sometimes I forget which is which . ' ' Tell me one . ' - - Loic stared into the dying embers of our fire for it was late and presently began , as formally as if he were speaking ministry in ...
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Alan American asked bear began brother called Canada canoe clear Clemency close Company dark door dream eyes face father feet felt fire followed forest Friends gave gone half hand happened head hear heard heart hills Indians island Judith knew lake land learned leave letter light live Loic looked Mackenzie Mackinac Mark means Meeting Michigan mind Month Montreal mother moved naught never night North once paddle passed peace perhaps Quaker Rachel remember river round seemed seen shore silence sister sometimes South speak spoke stayed stood story talk tell thee There's thing thought told took trade trees turned understand village voyageurs Waase'aaban wait walked watched West winter wish woman Yonge Street young