About the book
In The Way the Crow Flies, Ann-Marie MacDonald takes us back to the early 1960’s, a time of optimism infused with the excitement of the space race and overshadowed by the menace of the Cold War—a world filtered through the imagination of Madeleine McCarthy, a spirited nine-year-old. Unaware that her father, Jack, is caught up in his own web of secrets, she at first welcomes her family’s posting to a sleepy air force base in southern Ontario.
The base, however, is home to some intriguing inhabitants, including the unconventional Froehlich family, and the odd Mr. March, whose power over the children is a secret burden that they carry. Then tragedy strikes, and a local murder intersects with global forces, binding the participants for life. As tension in the McCarthy’s household builds, Jack must decide where his loyalty lies, and Madeleine learns about the ambiguity of human morality—a lesson that will become clear only when the quest for the truth, and the killer, is renewed twenty years later.
Editions of The Way the Crow Flies
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780676974096
- AltFormat
- ISBN 9780676974089
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307375919
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781039003163
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781039003170
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In The Way the Crow Flies, Ann-Marie MacDonald takes us back to the early 1960’s, a time of optimism infused with the excitement of the space race and overshadowed by the menace of the Cold War—a world filtered through the imagination of Madeleine McCarthy, a spirited nine-year-old. Unaware that her father, Jack, is caught up in his own web of secrets, she at first welcomes her family’s posting to a sleepy air force base in southern Ontario.
The base, however, is home to some intriguing inhabitants, including the unconventional Froehlich family, and the odd Mr. March, whose power over the children is a secret burden that they carry. Then tragedy strikes, and a local murder intersects with global forces, binding the participants for life. As tension in the McCarthy’s household builds, Jack must decide where his loyalty lies, and Madeleine learns about the ambiguity of human morality—a lesson that will become clear only when the quest for the truth, and the killer, is renewed twenty years later.
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What is The Way the Crow Flies about?
In The Way the Crow Flies, Ann-Marie MacDonald takes us back to the early 1960’s, a time of optimism infused with the excitement of the space race and overshadowed by the menace of the Cold War—a world filtered through the imagination of Madeleine McCarthy, a spirited nine-year-old. Unaware that her father, Jack, is caught up in his own web of secrets, she at first welcomes her family’s posting to a sleepy air force base in southern Ontario.
The base, however, is home to some intriguing inhabitants, including the unconventional Froehlich family, and the odd Mr. March, whose power over the children is a secret burden that they carry. Then tragedy strikes, and a local murder intersects with global forces, binding the participants for life. As tension in the McCarthy’s household builds, Jack must decide where his loyalty lies, and Madeleine learns about the ambiguity of human morality—a lesson that will become clear only when the quest for the truth, and the killer, is renewed twenty years later.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Way the Crow Flies?
Fiction > Adventure / action fiction > War, combat and military adventure fiction
Where can I read a sample of The Way the Crow Flies?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780676974096
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Way the Crow Flies?
Ann-Marie MacDonald
Who is the Publisher of the book The Way the Crow Flies?
Knopf Canada
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Way the Crow Flies is available as paperback(ISBN 9780676974096) and altformat(ISBN 9780676974089) and ebook(ISBN 9780307375919) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781039003163) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781039003170)
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