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A Bird in the House [Paperback]

Margaret Laurence (Author)

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Product Details

Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart Ltd (1989)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0771099851
ISBN-13: 978-0771099854
Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.4 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces

Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,290,901 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars 8 Great Stories of Canadian Culture and Heritage, July 21, 1998

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This review is from: A Bird in the House: Stories (Phoenix Fiction) (Paperback)

This is a book I chose for a Grade 13 English ISU up here in Toronto. This book is in essence, about the developing process of a young female writer, Margaret Laurence, portrayed in this book as Vanessa MacLeod.

I found the story entitled "The Loons" was the most interesting, it dealt the Native Indian issue of segregation and compared it with the crying of the loons.

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5.0 out of 5 stars It was a good book, September 15, 1999

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I think that these short stories are great. I read the book in 11th grade English. I think she is a great writer

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great. Proud to be Canadia, April 7, 1997

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This was an assignment in college. At first did not know how to approch it. I'am glad I kept with it, definatly opened my eyes twords relationships and adults

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1.0 out of 5 stars Not accetable for a teen
This book was the worst book i have ever read. I had to read it for an english project and man it was boring. Read more

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3.0 out of 5 stars A lesson for everyday life
I have read this book and the very first time, it is true that it gives an impression of overwhelming death and sorrow. Read more

Published on March 26, 2001 by delph

4.0 out of 5 stars I recommend this book
I really enjoyed this book. We studied it in school this year and at first I found it a bit slow but after a few pages I started to really get into it. Read more

Published on January 31, 2001 by abby

2.0 out of 5 stars fields of wheat
Why are students constantly subjected to boring narratives about prairie boredom and depression? I live in the prairies and don't see why anyone would want to capture the... Read more

Published on April 17, 2000 by Bill erban

1.0 out of 5 stars This book isnt very good
i was forced to read this book by our public schools which are strongly influanced in theocracy i think that this book has too many references to "THE GREAT LORD" well... Read more

Published on March 26, 2000 by dave

3.0 out of 5 stars Insightful, realistic, but not very exciting
I had to read this book for an english project and I found it slighltly boring. The setting was a little depressing and Vanessa's grandfather was very ingnorant and frustrating... Read more

Published on December 11, 1999 by Laura

3.0 out of 5 stars this book was insightful yet lacked detail
this book did not quite meet my expectations like other works written by margaret laurence. it lacked in detail and plot development. Read more

Published on November 9, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A Bird in the House: A Great Canadian Book
This book was given to us to read as a part of the Grade 12 English class in Ontario. I wasn't sure I'd like it because short stories are not my favorite kind of story. Read more

Published on January 26, 1998

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THAT HOUSE in Manawaka is the one which, more than any other, I carry with me. Read the first page

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Aunt Edna, Grandfather Connor, Uncle Dan, Grandmother Connor, Shallow Creek, Uncle Terence, Jimmy Lorimer, South Wachakwa, Diamond Lake, Uncle Roderick, Galloping Mountain, Attar of Roses, North End, Piquette Tonnerre, Salvation Army, United Church, Wachakwa River, Wes Grigg, Air Force, Aunt Tess, Castle of Kinlochaline, Harvey Shinwell, Jericho's Brick Battlements, Queen Victoria Hotel, Remembrance Day

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This book cites 28 books:

The Stone Angel (Phoenix Fiction) by Margaret Laurence in Front Matter, and Back Matter
A Bird in the House (New Canadian Library, No. 96) by Margaret Laurence in Front Matter, and Back Matter
A Jest of God by Margaret Laurence in Front Matter, and Back Matter
A Tree for Poverty by Margaret Laurence in Back Matter
This Side Jordan (New Canadian library ; no. 126) by Margaret Laurence in Back Matter

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New Perspectives on Margaret Laurence: Poetic Narrative, Multiculturalism, and Feminism (Contributions in Women's Studies) by Greta M. Coger on 32 pages
The Crafting of Chaos: Narrative Structure in Margaret Laurence's "The Stone Angel" and "The Diviners" (Cross/Cultures) by Hildegard Kuester on 7 pages
Transient Questions: New Essays on Mavis Gallant (Cross/Cultures 74) by Kristjana Gunnars on 4 pages
The Voice is the Story: Conversations with Canadian Writers of Short Fiction by Laurie Kruk on page 67, page 133, and page 197
The Fire-Dwellers (Phoenix Fiction) by Margaret Laurence in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter

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