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Burden of Desire

by Robert MacNeil · 1992

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The disastrous 1917 explosion of a munitions ship in Halifax Harbor, Nova Scotia, forms the backdrop to this "rich, abundantly humane love story" (Chicago Tribune)-"a powerful piece of work" (Washington Post Book World) that marks an "auspicious fiction debut for an already accomplished author and award-winning journalist" (Chicago Sun-Times).

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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisWorld War IWorld War IMore like thisLess of thisromanceromanceMore like thisLess of thiswar and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of this
Setting
World War IWorld War IMore like thisLess of thisCanadaCanadaMore like thisLess of thisHalifaxHalifaxMore like thisLess of thisNova ScotiaNova ScotiaMore like thisLess of this
Subject
historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 480 pages

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