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Barometer Rising

Penguin Modern Classics Edition

By Hugh Maclennan

By Hugh Maclennan

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Category: Fiction

Paperback $16.00

Nov 07, 2017 | ISBN 9780735252851

Barometer Rising by Hugh Maclennan
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About Barometer Rising

Hugh MacLennan’s first novel is a compelling romance set against the horrors of wartime and the catastrophic Halifax Explosion of December 6, 1917, now available as a Penguin Modern Classic.

In the winter of 1917, Penelope Wain is convinced her love, Neil Macrae, is dead–killed in action while serving overseas. That he apparently died in disgrace does not alter her love for the soldier who, unbeknownst to her, has returned to Halifax to clear his name, only days before a catastrophic explosion in the Harbour will forever change their lives.

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About Hugh Maclennan

A major 20th century Canadian author, Hugh MacLennan was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, in 1907. His seven novels and many essays and travel books present a chronicle of Canada that often mediates between the old world of its… More about Hugh Maclennan

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Category: Fiction

Paperback | $16.00
Published by Emblem Editions
Nov 07, 2017 | 320 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780735252851
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