Closer to Far Away

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Publication Year:
2025

ISBN-13: 9780889957763

February in 1921 Whitaker, Saskatchewan, is colder and bleaker than usual as 13-year-old Lucy May Barber mourns her mother&#39;s sudden death. Unable to foresee life without Mama, Lucy decides it&#39;s up to her to hold the family together. <p>But that turns out to be easier said than done, and it isn&#39;t long before everything starts going wrong. Papa hires a meddling housekeeper; five-year-old Teddy starts forgetting Mama; 15-year-old Tom gets involved with bootleggers; and Papa buries himself in his work, leaving the children to fend for themselves. In addition, Papa blames their favourite uncle for Mama&#39;s death and banishes him from their home. <p>Lucy fears all is lost, until another tragedy forces her to confront her grief in a different way.February in 1921 Whitaker, Saskatchewan, is colder and bleaker than usual as 13-year-old Lucy May Barber mourns her mother&#39;s sudden death. Unable to foresee life without Mama, Lucy decides it&#39;s up to her to hold the family together. <p>But that turns out to be easier said than done, and it isn&#39;t long before everything starts going wrong. Papa hires a meddling housekeeper; five-year-old Teddy starts forgetting Mama; 15-year-old Tom gets involved with bootleggers; and Papa buries himself in his work, leaving the children to fend for themselves. In addition, Papa blames their favourite uncle for Mama&#39;s death and banishes him from their home. <p>Lucy fears all is lost, until another tragedy forces her to confront her grief in a different way.