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Read Time: ~5.3 hr

The Retreat

by David Bergen (2008)

About this book

Set during the summer of the Ojibway occupation of Anicinabe Park in Kenora, The Retreat is a finely nuanced, deeply felt novel that tells the story of the complicated love between a white girl and a native boy, and of a family on the verge of splintering forever. It is also a story of the bond between two brothers who were separated in childhood, and whose lives and fates intertwine ten years later.

Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraContemporary
Protagonist / CoreNotable Characters

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