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Rereading this on a trip to Northwest Canada, I was reminded of what a way with words Carol Shields had. Her untimely death was a loss to all of us. She is especially acute in portraying the pinched lives of second generation Scottish immigrants, who struggled to find respect and security among their Anglo neighbors. Despite the sstire, the novel is also laced with kindness and a glimmer of hope for the next generat