A contemporary tale from Atlantic Canada faces off against a Quebec classic Thursday as CBC's annual book debate Canada Reads comes to a climax.
In 2013, the annual book battle returned to fiction after dabbling with non-fiction last year. This year's edition — Canada Reads: Turf Wars — pits titles from the country's different regions against each other.
The two books still remaining are:
- Two Solitudes by Hugh MacLennan, representing Quebec and defended by Montreal actor Jay Baruchel. Published in 1945, it tells the story of the Tallard family: Athanase Tallard is an aristocratic French-Canadian and his beautiful wife Kathleen is of Irish heritage, while their son Paul is torn between French and English cultures.
- February by Lisa Moore, representing Atlantic Canada and defended by Newfoundland and Labrador comedian Trent McClellan. It follows a woman from the province whose life is shattered by the sinking of the Ocean Ranger and the death of her husband, Cal. In the years afterward, she struggles to raise her children and move on.
On Monday, Hockey Night in Canada's Ron MacLean, representing the Prairies and the North, was the first panellist to see his book eliminated. He had been championing David Bergen's The Age of Hope. The novel follows the life of Hope Koop, a woman born in a small Manitoba town, who leads a safe, predictable life as a wife and mother, all the while pondering the meaning and importance of her quiet existence.
Away, Jane Urquhart's novel about an Irish immigrant family adapting to life in Canada, was eliminated on Tuesday, after three panellists voted it out. The book had been defended by author Charlotte Gray.
Indian Horse, by Richard Wagamese, a novel about the legacy of residential schools as seen through one man's life, was eliminated in Wednesday's edition. Representing B.C. and the Yukon, the book had been championed by Olympic wrestler Carol Huynh.
Hosted by Jian Ghomeshi, the Canada Reads final airs Thursday, on CBC Radio One, at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m., with a livestream and chat online at CBC Books.
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