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Trade Paperback

368 Pages, 5.4 x 8.35 x 1.15 in

May 6, 2008

Penguin Group Canada


0143056956
9780143056959

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It is 1919, and Niska, the last Oji-Cree woman to live off the land, has received word that one of the two boys she saw off to the Great War has returned. Xavier Bird, her sole living relation, is gravely wounded and addicted to morphine. As Niska slowly paddles her canoe on the three-day journey to bring Xavier home, travelling through the stark but stunning landscape of Northern Ontario, their respective stories emerge-stories of Niska's life among her kin and of Xavier's horrifying experiences in the killing fields of Ypres and the Somme.

About the Author

Joseph Boyden is a Canadian with Irish, Scottish, and Métis roots. Three Day Road has received the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and the McNally Robinson Aboriginal Book of the Year Award and has also been shortlisted for the Governor General Award for Fiction. He is the author of Born with a Tooth, a collection of stories that was shortlisted for the Upper Canada Writer' Craft Award. His work has appeared in publications such as Potpourri, Cimarron Review, Blue Penny Quarterly, BlackWarrior, and The Panhandler. He divides his time between Northern Ontario and Louisiana, where he teaches writing at the University of New Orleans.

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  • Shannon Buck

    Shannon Buck

    If only it were longer. 5

    8 days ago

    Three Day Road is a story of two Cree boys (bush Cree, they clarify, not plains Cree) who join up to fight with the Canadians in World War I. The book is written as a retrospective – my favourite structure. I love it when you know the end, but you have to read the book to find out what led to it: how the characters got to their destinations. Niska, Xavier’s aunt, is an Ojibwe-Cree woman living alone, and off the land. In 1919 she receives word that Xavier, who she raised from childhood and… read more

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  • deborah boulette

    deborah boulette

    INCREDIBLE 5

    2 weeks ago

    Three Day Road has left an indeligible mark on my heart and my soul. It left me wanting more.

  • Lisa (Book Blab)

    Lisa (Book Blab)

    Heavy but compelling read 3

    4 weeks ago

    Three Day Road is a very heavy read. It is about two Cree Soldiers in the Canadian military during World War I, the descent into madness by one, and the power of love from an Auntie who saves the other. This is Boyden's debut novel and is a compelling read that successfully weaves the past, present and the storylines of Xavier with Elijah during the war, and with Xavier and Niska, his Aunt, in the "present." I found I needed to be in the right frame of mind to read it, and I definately… read more

  • Neo Napalm

    Neo Napalm

    • 1 person found this helpful

    Best Book I've Ever Read 5

    4 months ago

    Absolutely enthralling. There is so much meaning on so many levels. I will never forget the life of Xavier Bird.

  • Marieline Quinton

    Marieline Quinton

    • 1 person found this helpful

    This can't be fiction! 5

    5 months ago

    I loved it! A must read for any book club. The Cree, Xavier's encounters of war on the front lines are spell-binding. Couldn't put the book down! The life of his solitary aunt in the northern bush is remarkable.

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