Young Robert Pachal crosses Canada by train with his brotherinlaw’s coffin, bearing witness to a way of life that will never be seen again. When he arrives in Barry’s Bay, he unwittingly sets in motion one of the final and most tragic events in pioneer Canada.
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Lyrical, elegant, and informed by an intimate regard for the north, Peter Unwin's first novel, Nine Bells for a Man, draws from archival and oral sources to tell the true story of a world that disappeared forever beneath the surface of a cold Ontario lake on November, 12, 1912.
Born in Sheffield, England, Peter Unwin emigrated to Canada as a child. His essays, poems, and stories have appeared in The Queen's Quarterly, The Toronto Star, Borealis, The Canadian Forum, The Beaver and many other publications. His examintion of Grey Owl has been nominated for a National Magazine Award, and his first book, The Rock Farmers (1994), a collection of short stories, received a nomination for the Stephen Leacock Award.
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