Tell by Frances Itani

January 29, 2015 by Christina

Fiction — print. Black Cat, 2014. 321 pgs. Purchased. Shortlisted for the 2014 Giller Prize, Itani’s novel is set in a small Canadian village named Deseronto in Ontario following the Great War and reintroduces readers to the characters first presented in her 2003 novel, Deafening. That novel, apparently, focused on a deaf woman named Grania and her sister Tress (I haven’t read the novel); this novel focuses on Tress’ partner, Kenan, and the impact his post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD, or […]

Categories: 2015 Reads, Canada, Fiction, Giller Prize, North America • Tags: Frances Itani