slashgirl writes “The results of CBC’s “Canada Reads” are in.
The Last Crossing finishes first. It was a close one, and could have gone literally any way from the very beginning. The week has been full of revelations, surprise upsets, alliances forged and broken, and lots of great conversation about five great Canadian books.
After much heated debate (a close 3-2 vote), the panel went with Jim Cuddy’s choice, knocking off runner-up “Green Grass, Running Water” by Thomas King.
The Last Crossing is set in the second half of the nineteenth century, in the American and Canadian West and in Victorian England, The Last Crossing is a sweeping tale of interwoven lives.”
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