Random Descent

Random Descent – Signed

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A book for anyone who has ever asked the question, ‘what were my ancestors like?’ It is about the toughness of the women who try through good times and bad to hold their families together and the struggles to gain a foothold in this country. Its characters live their lives against the backdrop of the major events of the 20th century as fact and fiction interweaves to create a tapestry of the lives of ordinary people.

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A book for anyone who has ever asked the question, ‘what were my ancestors like?’ It is about the toughness of the women who try through good times and bad to hold their families together and the struggles to gain a foothold in this country. Its characters live their lives against the backdrop of the major events of the 20th century as fact and fiction interweaves to create a tapestry of the lives of ordinary people.

3 reviews for Random Descent

  1. vanteam

    “A quiet triumph…unpretentious in the best sense. It’s understated tone conceals a very ambitious sweep of time and place.”— Montreal Gazette

  2. vanteam

    “Having made the journey with her, there is sadness at its end because Govier’s characters and their lives are so real that you hunger for more.”— Ottawa Citizen

  3. vanteam

    ” A remarkable accomplishment, a stunning book that expands continually until it assumes a complete form.”— Calgary Herald

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