No Great Mischief
by MacLeod, Alistair
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- Fine
- Hardcover
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- first
- Condition
- fine
- ISBN 10
- 0771055676
- ISBN 13
- 9780771055676
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Synopsis
No Great Mischief is a 1999 novel by Alistair MacLeod. The novel opens in the present day, with successful orthodontist Alexander MacDonald visiting his elderly older brother Calum in Toronto, Ontario. The novel explores the emotional bonds of family through flashbacks to their childhood in Cape Breton Island and young adulthood spent in the mines of Northern Ontario, clan history dating back to 1779, and present day interactions between the two brothers and a sister.
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 115462
- Title
- No Great Mischief
- Author
- MacLeod, Alistair
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0771055676
- ISBN 13
- 9780771055676
- Publisher
- McClelland and Stewart
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- Canadian Fiction|Canadian Lit.
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