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The Diviners (Phoenix Fiction) (Paperback)

by Laurence (Author)
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  • Paperback: 397 pages
  • Publisher: Chicago University Press; University of Chicago Press Ed edition (1 May 1993)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0226469352
  • ISBN-13: 978-0226469355
  • Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.2 x 3.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 631,981 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'It's hard to think of a contemporary novel more moving and more triumphant than THE DIVINERS' SARA MAITLAND --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Morag Gunn grows up in a small town on the Canadian prairie, escapes from an unhappy marriage, and returns to rural Canada in hopes of coming to terms with the past.

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5.0 out of 5 stars To think I almost missed this one, 19 Feb 1999
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I had to read this book for an English class and I've read it several times since of my own accord. Full of brilliant symbolism, this book employs some fascinating literary techniques. Laurence's use of Morag's "memorybank movies" is so realistic that you really feel as you read that you are growing up with her. Her discovery of herself and acceptance of her flawed loved ones, such as her adoptive parents and her off-and-on lover Jules, is one of the best aspects of the book. Her realization that not only can she deal with but she is also proud of where she comes from is something I love to read about each time. It's a great book to study carefully, after you've read it once. If you just skim the surface, you miss so much. Great regional flavor.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent account of human nature., 18 Oct 1998
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I never had to read this for any kind of course and so i read it for pleasure and i am really pleased i did. One of the most powerful, emotion packed books, i have read. A book about human nature that is more real than the computer screen you are staring at. Thoroughly reccommended.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Novel, but not for required reading, 12 Jul 1998
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After viewing a film, "Taking Liberties", I decided to read THE DIVINERS because part of the story line involved it being banned from a high school English class. I cannot imagine why anyone would suggest this novel to a high school English class and I am a high school English teacher. The novel centers on a woman in her 40s and I believe that you need to be a mature reader to appreciate this novel. It is marvelous! I highly recommend it (read the other positive reviews for details). But reading reviews of THE DIVINERS and other novels by Laurence here at Amazon leads me to believe that many young Canadians are being turned off by Laurence because they are not ready for the themes and even the subjects of her novels. Some works need to be read later on in life.
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4.0 out of 5 stars FUN AND SENSIBLE
I can't expect I can find such a humorous novel in Canadian culture. The idioms and slangs that Laurence has picked are BRAVOS! Read more
Published on 16 Jun 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Margaret Laurence is the mother of Canadian Litature!
My last year of highschool we had to read The Stone Angel, and it was the only book assigned to me in highschool that I managed to finish ahead of sechduel. Read more
Published on 29 Mar 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars Not all that boring.
WE had to read this book for summer school here in Peel. At first, we were all over-whelmed by the thickness of the book; but personally, when I got into it, it was rather... Read more
Published on 17 Jul 1998

2.0 out of 5 stars It's a waste of paper... save some trees and don't buy it...
Well, another novel written by Laurence about some old woman going on about how tough her life was, and how terrible things always were for her... Read more
Published on 20 April 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars The Great Canadian Novel
This book captures it all: the tension between French Canada and English Canada, between the town and the city, between aboriginal and immigrant; Lawrence's work captures the... Read more
Published on 16 Mar 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Why so "sad"?
Sad, Compleing and a sweet image that linger in ones mind.
Published on 6 May 1997

5.0 out of 5 stars The river runs both ways
'The Diviners' is not a book reserved for Literature courses. It is, simply put, a statement about life and journeys, and identity by the way-side. Read more
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