An edition of The cure for death by lightning (1996)

The cure for death by lightning

a novel

1st Vintage Canada ed.
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An edition of The cure for death by lightning (1996)

The cure for death by lightning

a novel

1st Vintage Canada ed.
  • 5 Want to read

Gail Anderson-Dargatz's story takes place against the backdrop of daily life on a farm in remote Turtle Valley, British Columbia, during World War II Beth Weeks is fifteen years old and lives with her family. Strange things are happening: a classmate of Beth's is mauled to death; children go missing on a nearby reservation; and Beth herself is being hunted by an unseen predator.

The valley is home to a host of eccentric but familiar characters - Nora, an Indian girl in whose friendship Beth takes refuge; Filthy Billy, the hired hand who is thought to be possessed; Nora's mother, who has a man's voice and an extra little finger; and Beth's haunted mother. Her recipes are laced throughout the novel, giving us luscious descriptions of food, gardening, fruit picking and preserving, and remedies, both practical and bizarre ("The Cure for Death by Lightning: Dunk the dead by lightning in a cold water bath for two hours and if still dead, add vinegar").

An index of more than forty remedies and recipes is included.

Publish Date
Publisher
Vintage Canada
Language
English
Pages
294

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Edition Availability
Cover of: The cure for death by lightning
The cure for death by lightning
2002, Anchor Books
in English
Cover of: The Cure for Death by Lightning
The Cure for Death by Lightning
Jan 18, 1998, Time Warner Books Uk
paperback
Cover of: The cure for death by lightning
The cure for death by lightning: a novel
1997, Vintage Canada
in English - 1st Vintage Canada ed.
Cover of: The cure for death by lightning
The cure for death by lightning: a novel
1996, A.A. Knopf
in English - 1st Canadian ed.
Cover of: The cure for death by lightning
The cure for death by lightning
1996, Houghton Mifflin
in English

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Edition Notes

Published in
Toronto

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
C813/.54
Library of Congress
PR9199.3.A49 C87 1997

The Physical Object

Pagination
294 p.
Number of pages
294

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL17103140M
Internet Archive
curefordeathbyli0000ande
ISBN 10
0394281802
Library Thing
19699
Goodreads
824177

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