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The sacrifice / Adele Wiseman. by Wiseman, Adele. Macmillan of Canada, 1988, c1956. Call #: FICTION WIS Subjects Governor General's Award.   Fathers and sons -- Fiction.   Immigrants -- Canada -- Fiction.   Jewish families -- Fiction. Series New Canadian library. ISBN:  9780735252806 0771592795 (1988 ed.) 9780771096679 (2001 M&S New Canadian Library trade pbk.) Description:  346 p. ; 18 cm. Notes:  First published: Toronto : Macmillan of Canada, 1956. 2001 M&S New Canadian Library trade paperback edition contains an afterword by Anne Michaels. Summary:  The Sacrifice is a haunting depiction of one family and its often tragic attempts to come to terms with a new life in a new country. It is a moving, almost biblical story of a father possessed by his hope for his only son; of a son who rebels against his father’s ideals, yet sacrifices himself to preserve what his father most prizes; and of a grandson who must reconcile the flaws in his inheritance. Awards:  Winner of the Governor General's Award for Fiction, 1956. Genre:  Canadian fiction. Jewish fiction. First novel. Holds:  1   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Tantallon Public Library Adult Fiction FICTION WIS Adult Trade Paperback Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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