Set in the second half of the nineteenth century, in the American and Canadian West and in Victorian England, The Last Crossing is a sweeping tale of interwoven lives and stories
Charles and Addington Gaunt must find their brother Simon, who has gone missing in the wilds of the American West. Charles, a disillusioned artist, and Addington, a disgraced military captain, enlist the services of a guide to lead them on their journey across a difficult and unknown landscape. This is the enigmatic Jerry Potts, half Blackfoot, half Scottish, who suffers his own painful past. The party grows to include Caleb Ayto, a sycophantic American journalist, and Lucy Stoveall, a wise and beautiful woman who travels in the hope of avenging her sisterâs vicious murder. Later, the group is joined by Custis Straw, a Civil War veteran searching for salvation, and Custisâs friend and protector Aloysius Dooley, a saloon-keeper. This unlikely posse becomes entangled in an unfolding drama that forces each person to come to terms with his own demons.
The Last Crossing contains many haunting scenes â among them, a bear hunt at dawn, the meeting of a Métis caravan, the discovery of an Indian village decimated by smallpox, a sharpshooterâs devastating annihilation of his prey, a young boyâs last memory of his mother. Vanderhaeghe links the hallowed colleges of Oxford and the pleasure houses of London to the treacherous Montana plains; and the rough trading posts of the Canadian wilderness to the heart of Indian folklore. At the novelâs centre is an unusual and moving love story.
The Last Crossing is Guy Vanderhaegheâs most powerful novel to date. It is a novel of harshness and redemption, an epic masterpiece, rich with unforgettable characters and vividly described events, that solidifies his place as one of Canadaâs premier storytellers.
Categories:
- Literature & Fiction
- Literary
Publisher : Emblem Editions
Author : Vanderhaeghe, Guy
Language : English
Edition : 1st Edition Thus
Published :2003-09-23
Number Of Pages : 400
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 0771087381
ISBN-13 : 9780771087387
Item weight : 0.8 lb
Dimensions : 1 in x 5 in x 8.2 in
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