{"product_id":"not-even-the-sound-of-a-river-paperback","title":"Not Even the Sound of a River - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eH?l?ne Dorion\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJonathan Kaplansky\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNot Even the Sound of a River \u003c\/i\u003eis a moving tale of love's phantom pains as shared through the relationships between three generations of mothers and daughters.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHanna drives down the St. Lawrence River to her late mother's hometown, hoping to find out more about the distant woman who began to reveal herself only through notebooks discovered in her effects. As the river widens, so does Hanna's understanding of the matriarchs in her family. She learns that her mother's one true love, Antoine, died on the St. Lawrence when she was twenty, and that her grandmother also lost a young love to the same water. Both women remained shipwrecked after these tragedies, their tales mirroring other survivors'--such as the few who did not perish in the \u003ci\u003eEmpress of Ireland\u003c\/i\u003e sinking when more than a thousand people lost their lives on the river in 1914.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold through multiple perspectives, newspaper accounts, and historical documents, Dorion's narrative exquisitely describes the depths of love, the reality of living when dreams have failed us, and the complex nuance of blood ties. \u003ci\u003eNot Even the Sound of a River\u003c\/i\u003e is a tender and profound story that defies time or place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHÉLÈNE DORION\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of more than thirty books, including works of poetry, fiction, nonfiction. She has won many awards, including a Governor General's Literary Award. She is a recipient of the prestigious le prix Athanase-David, awarded by the Quebec government for her body of work and contribution to Quebec literature. A multidisciplinary artist, Dorion regularly exhibits her photographs and presents literary concerts with renowned orchestras. Her poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eMes forêts\u003c\/i\u003e, is the first work by a living woman and a Quebecer to be added to the curriculum for France's baccalauréat. Born in Quebec City, Dorion divides her time between Orford and Montreal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJONATHAN KAPLANSKY\u003c\/b\u003e won a French Voices Award to translate Nobel Prize winning author Annie Ernaux's \u003ci\u003eLa vie extérieure\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThings Seen\u003c\/i\u003e). His translation of \u003ci\u003eFrank Borzage: The Life and Films of a Hollywood Romantic\u003c\/i\u003e by Hervé Dumont was a finalist for the Wall Award from the Theatre Library Association. Recent translations include Jonathan Bécotte's \u003ci\u003eLike a Hurricane\u003c\/i\u003e, Hélène Rioux's \u003ci\u003eThe End of the World is Elsewhere\u003c\/i\u003e, and the libretto of an opera by Hélène Dorion and Marie-Claire Blais entitled \u003ci\u003eYourcenar: An Island of Passions\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also translated Dorion's \u003ci\u003eDays of Sand\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Kaplansky now lives in Montreal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 12, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47456806338738,"sku":"9781771669139","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/43b98eaa635f14ecc9df8d0e15cfb1e1.webp?v=1778871743","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/not-even-the-sound-of-a-river-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}