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message 1: by Nona (new)

Nona Lightner I have grandparents from Canada--my dad's birth mother was born in New Brunswick and his adoptive dad in Nova Scotia.


message 2: by Melissa (new)

Melissa Eisenmeier That's really cool, Nona. :)


message 3: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Dec 15, 2013 08:03AM) (new)

BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) Why is Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (currently no. 30) on this list? The book is not set in Canada, nor is the author Canadian, as far as I know?

And in case anyone is wondering :-) Daphne Marlatt, Anita Rau Badami, Rohinton Mistry, Emma Donoghue and Yann Martel may all have been born outside of Canada, but have been living in Canada for years, which is why all of them can be/should be considered Canadian authors.


message 4: by Melissa (new)

Melissa Eisenmeier I'm not sure, Book Loving Lady. I didn't put it there.


message 5: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Dec 16, 2013 03:53AM) (new)

BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) Melissa wrote: "I'm not sure, Book Loving Lady. I didn't put it there."

I haven't deleted it (yet) but I really think it doesn't belong on this list... It was put on the list by Nona Lightner https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5... She's a member of the 'Read Across Canada' group (which I am not, by the way)


message 6: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Nov 03, 2014 09:41AM) (new)

BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) Can someone tell me if I'm right or wrong, please, as it is a long time since I've read the book (and as such haven't removed it yet): Little Women (currently #61) wasn't set in Canada, as far as I can remember... And Louisa May Alcott is not a Canadian author either.


message 7: by Sorento62 (new)

Sorento62 Booklovinglady wrote: "Can someone tell me if I'm right or wrong, please, as it is a long time since I've read the book (and as such haven't removed it yet): Little Women (currently #61) wasn't set in Canada, as far as I..."

Correct. Little Women and Alcott are not Canadian.


BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) Sorento62 wrote: "Correct. Little Women and Alcott are not Canadian...."

Thanks :-) Book has been removed.


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