Why a Booktrail?
2000s: A profoundly moving exploration of our capacity to heal one another.
No Good Asking
What you need to know before your trail
Ellie and Eric Nyland have moved their two sons back to Eric’s childhood farmhouse, hoping for a fresh start. But there’s no denying it, their family is falling apart, each one of them isolated by private sorrows, stresses, and missed signals. With every passing day, Ellie’s hopes are buried deeper in the harsh winter snows. When Eric finds Hannah Finch, the girl across the road, wandering alone in the bitter cold, his rusty police instincts kick in, and he soon discovers there are bad things happening in the girl’s house. With nowhere else to send her, the Nylands reluctantly agree to let Hannah stay with them until she can find a new home after the Christmas holidays. But Hannah proves to be more balm than burden, and the Nylands discover that the only thing harder than taking Hannah in may be letting her go.
Travel Guide
Alberta and Smoky River (c) Google
Canadian wilderness
This book is not set anywhere in particular but mentions a few places in British Columbia such as Smoky River. The main setting is a farm house, in the middle of nowhere, with only a few only houses nearby. There is mention of a small community nearby and a Main Street. The man who finds the small girl in the snow is a former police officer who coaxes the girl, outside in the wilderness to let him give her a ride home. Up until then, she has been roaming in the cold and snow, whilst dressed for summer.
“People didn’t walk along his road, not out herein the middle of nowhere. Not a girl, certainly not in this weather.”
The valley
“During the warm summer months, all two of them, the view was og mustard-yell canola fields, farms dotting the distance. Today, Eric saw nothing but blowing snow all around.”
Smokey River and Lacombe where the author now lives, is on the map.
Booktrail Boarding Pass: No Good Asking
Destination : Canada, Alberta Author/Guide: Fran Kimmel Departure Time: 2000s
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