![]() ![]() These prisoners, many of them completely innocent, guilty only of being an immigrant built the highway from Banff to Lake Louise, and Jack comes across these men and their guards while living in the mountains. It takes place during WWI, and it highlights an often-ignored part of Canada’s shameful history, which was the internment camps they erected and imprisoned ‘alien’ men in. The ancillary characters are also well done, many of them exhibiting unique quirks that bring them into focus for the reader, making them unforgettable even though they play a smaller role in the book. Although he’s extremely capable for a 12-year-old, his attempts at living on his own are humorous, one of my favourite scenes is when he brings a horse into his cabin from the cold. ![]() Jack is fun to read along with and we get his perspective most often. Because I haven’t read The Outlander, William was more of a mystery to me, but I want to assure people that I never once felt like I was missing out on Ridgerunner by not having read it’s predecessor-it stands strongly on its own. Jack’s caregiver is probably the most fascinating and surprising character of them all, and the twists that develop within her storyline are shocking. Author Gil Adamson, photo Jean-Luc BertiniĪlthough it sounds like I’m setting up the plot of an action novel, this book is primarily character-driven. ![]()
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