Book pick: 'Canada' by Richard Ford

'Canada' by Richard Ford
Book cover courtesy of publisher

Kerri's book Pick of the Week is Richard Ford's "Canada." She says the book is about "a family on the precipice of a dramatic change." Kirkus Reviews rave compares the novel to The Heart of Darkness and Great Gatsby.

Here's the first attention-grabbing sentence of the novel: "First, I'll tell about the robbery our parents committed. Then about the murders, which happened later."

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