The best book I have ever read. (So far) Left me feeling deeply moved and amazed at how one person could possibly put into words so much of life's inexplicable events. Wow, I'm amazed at this author. I have also read her first novel, "Fall on Your Knees" which is tied with the best book I've ever read. This is not a feel good book, so much, but definately worth the tears. Needs to be read!!!

Enjoyed the story, but it could have ended sooner. The story of a family in Canada, there because their dad is in the military. It is about a young girl growing up on the base, and the horrible things that occur there...a murder of a young girl, the search for the killer, and troubles in school. I do enjoy her writing.

This book was quite an undertaking in the scope of time and level of detail Macdonald aspired to portray, and I think she did an excellent job. The characters are well-drawn and likeable. While the plot drags in spots, it generally advances steadily to the resolution of the central murder mystery as well as to satisfactory information about how most of the main characters ended up later in their lives. If you have a good understanding of Canada's political history and people groups, this book will probably mean even more to you than it did to me.

MacDonald is a wonderful writer, the ending is something you would not expect, characters are well-developed and the plot is intriguing.
My only complaint: this book required - and did not receive - a good edit. It held me for a long time, but then moved on to a new phase in the protagonist's life and I just didn't care. I found myself skipping page after page after page - not exactly a good sign.

The best book I have ever read. (So far) Left me feeling deeply moved and amazed at how one person could possibly put into words so much of life's inexplicable events. Wow, I'm amazed at this author. I have also read her first novel, "Fall on Your Knees" which is tied with the best book I've ever read. This is not a feel good book, so much, but definately worth the tears. Needs to be read!!!

This is another excellent novel by an excellent author...I was sad when I finally reached the end and had to say goodbye to the people in this wonderfully told story

Very interesting at first, but then it got very difficult to read.

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This book took a while to hook me. The writing was good, but the beginning does drag with lengthy descriptions prior to any major plot developments. I stayed with it, though.

I recommend the book largely because it portrayed a father's dilemma between his duty to country and his duty to humanity in a way that was emotionally wrenching. His and his daughter's inability to speak freely about certain events (for very different reasons) changed the outcome of a murder investigation in a way that caused justice to take a detour.

Be forewarned that there are situations of sexual abuse of young girls in this book. It was certainly not gratuitous and was handled very well by the author, I thought. While I don't normally read novels of that nature, I was able to handle this one. It's disturbing, but in a way that is very central to why the events happened as they did.

Amazing book! Very disturbing.

This story is very dark, but well written and not a predictable plot. Very good!

It took me a little while to get into this book. But once I got into it I was hooked.

Another book on my "to be kept" shelf (which has too large and must be culled). Has to be at least 4 stars.

Rather long, but a really good read. Takes place in the 60's in the family neighborhood of an Air Force base near the Canadian border. A local murder intersects with global forces. The main character is an eight-year old girl, Madelaine.

This is a stunning book, a family story with a mystery built in.

It's a big book, but a hard one to put down. Anyone who lived through the 60's and the Cuban Missle Crisis will certainly enjoy this book....but it's also a study in human nature, not just a history lesson!

The optimism of the early 60s infused with the excitement of the space race and the Cold War. Madeleine (8) and her family live on an airforce base in Canada. Her father is caught up in a web of secrets and she is still searching for a killer into adulthood 20 years later.

I loved this book! It's a long story, but one that leaves you thinking about things that may have happened in your own life.

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