

The Last Crossing
Author: Guy Vanderhaeghe
Narrator: Ensemble Cast
Abridged: 11 hr 18 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Highbridge Audio
Published: 02/23/2004
Categories: Fiction
Author: Guy Vanderhaeghe
Narrator: Ensemble Cast
Abridged: 11 hr 18 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Highbridge Audio
Published: 02/23/2004
Categories: Fiction
It's astonishing to me that anyone could give this novel fewer than five stars. It's beautifully written and meticulous in every historical detail, weaving some true incidents and real characters such as the famous Métis scout Jerry Potts through this fictional tale. The story is so gripping that I......more
'The Last Crossing' by Guy Vanderhaegue is considered book two, part of a series of three novels about the Canadian North-West, but I think they are all standalone. The Englishman's Boy, book one, is good, but not as good as 'The Last Crossing'. While both novels belong to the class of novels called......more
I quite enjoyed the first 100 or so pages, and the last 50 pages. The ending was quite poignant. I struggled with the middle portion, however. All along I said to myself that this is probably much better than my experience of it, that it is happening in my life at the wrong time. For that reason, I......more
I have so much to say about this book but I don't know how much I'll be able to articulate clearly, because I'm in a weird emotional spot due to the book and other things happening... This is the first Vanderhaeghe I've read, and I have to read more, because he is absolutely brilliant (I seriously ne......more
Not as good as August Into Winter - not near as gripping as The Englishman's Boy, yet still a worthwhile read. I share Vanderhaeghe's taste in settings. I appreciate his blend of history and fiction. In this case, Vanderhaeghe takes on a little-known Canadian legend in Metis outdoorsman Jerry Potts.......more