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McGill Reads 2024 recommends What We Buried for holiday reading
Travelling Companions, Augustus Leopold Egg (1862)
Introducing McGill Reads 2024 – the 12th edition of our annual book list, compiled with recommendations from the McGill community. We hope this year’s holiday book list entertains, informs and, above all, inspires you to curl up with a book of your own. A big thank you to all who contributed. Wishing you a joyful and healthy holiday season and nothing but the good stuff for 2024!
A professor in the Department of English, Nathalie Cooke’s love of a good read comes naturally. She recommends the following titles.
What We Buried (Ari Greene #7), by Robert Rotenberg.
“Inspired by the true story of the Forty Martyrs in Gubbio, Italy, during World War II, What We Buried is an extraordinary crime novel about troubled legacies, revenge, and the unbreakable bonds of family.”
Never Forget (translated by Arthur Holden), by Martin Michaud.
“Number 3 in the series; first translated to English. Michaud is master of the Quebec thriller. Translation of a French-language crime fiction set in Canada is surprisingly rare, so this an important glimpse into French perspective on Quebec history and society, in a narrative format that engages.”
The Gang of Four: a Toni Damiano Mystery, by Sheila Kindellan-Sheehan.
“Surprisingly good reading; bad copyediting. Fifth book by this author (others published every two years). Set in very recognizable Montreal, the gang of kids is from NDG.”
“Can you tell I’ve been teaching, and therefore reading, Canadian crime fiction?!?”
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Woman Reading a Book on a Beach, James Jebusa Shannon, c. 1896