Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

Glass Voices
Glass Voices
Glass Voices
Ebook411 pages7 hours

Glass Voices

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

3/5

()

Read preview

About this ebook

Surviving the 1917 Halifax Explosion leaves a grieving Nova Scotia couple on a long and difficult road to redemption in this “textured and rich” novel (Quill & Quire).
 
Though they survived the Halifax Explosion of 1917, Lucy Caines and her wayward husband, Harry, lost everything in the day’s terrible events—including their infant daughter. Determined to make peace with their grief and salvage what’s left of their lives, they begin to rebuild on the rustic shores of Halifax’s Northwest Arm. But coping isn’t easy, and each descends into isolation and denial: Lucy through guilt and reticence, and Harry through drinking and gambling.
 
Despite the birth of a treasured son, the couple faces a future clouded by fear and apprehension. Then, fifty-two years after the catastrophe, yet another calamity strikes. Now Lucy must confront the miracle of their survival, reexamine the past, and struggle to become the author of her own happiness.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateSep 1, 2018
ISBN9781771086448
Glass Voices

Related to Glass Voices

Related ebooks

Related articles

Reviews for Glass Voices

Rating: 3.1666666666666665 out of 5 stars
3/5

6 ratings1 review

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Bruneau's Glass Voices covers around five decades in the lives of Lucy, Harry, and their family. Harry, Lucy, and their young daughter survive the terrible Halifax Explosion. Harry is injured during the explosion. In the midst of this difficult time and its immediate aftermath, their son is born. What should be a joyous occasion is instead made stressful thanks to circumstances, especially since their daughter disappeared and was presumed dead. These events will follow the family for the rest of their lives, shaping them all in different ways. I found this story confusing at times. It shifted past to present and back again often. The writing style did not mesh with me, making my reading fits of start and stop. It's not bad, just not my cuppa. I liked the colloquial language though. Phrases and slang of bygone eras fascinates me. I was unaware of the Halifax Explosion, and this prompted me to research it.***Many thanks to the Netgalley and Nimbus Publishing for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Book preview

Glass Voices - Carol Bruneau

 `ebook_preview_excerpt.html}ْF寠aLeZHҒ$EdM#L /mֿ1'%sϹ$UmVb8rK||ן}W_~a_wϿ.Ncw:&b;}Sb,⻿+w׆p{梉+vvu0'߶~i{tC*/7G߹ƕ?xp[C16վhkZ~wajB/vwیq˸wEG0ykb f\w5l+bOA)4>@!T*aHoh.Nebi(?QBԈ@L0 N\zu¸J%0m+,083[IkUGg}#󠡲DeATM$:iT=g}TÜ/y+Q7t'G/NŗSڰftcdڌ1E BMU⛶^lMS+ydCM]˚Pk}uK%KO`# @̍;yo*:{vZl唊gs?#ӾDUuf/`09V,.lpJT0F8nXFåY\ߑ;=E^^MvnUq*xνÇ!n Fο߯z9b.xUL,~D*GTW؍(Z+*'o`~Gsވ'z*h}HhWĖjshٗSĉxT8ѭkPֈ-WXIM I{[fdg@Nabw(BD%l Vɵq;$$fPX:DXQ hљ~GC63|g1qDSd4@Ǔ%vA̅LLPǂ@ls,&8(DeGC+ìنJ0a, ( OWF"# m$px_G6/Iٔ?'&KJ/=Pf+8hop ] *lxڰPLp.O9˵q㢲wp$  Cx V1'a߆!8M!=y%[Wxyg9ǣ>I`֢i1-> hu,X j~};g~Y^8=50S=٭.IFbbxt2N* bœ<C=Wި#6 d"b)A$ =MŷĠON±bmhF؅!N/$~"*I^9 a YтC%'@9z7A0_an>%ZwpS|V&{k}=Ê|nīɾOaSUP|ý~bqՆnTبŴO=oR@TXFgW_} K'iAf6k_Rܻ6}o?/ŗ}7_=ot^eTB&BDmr0W$2I+ G c8~_5Ĺ`x!FPT9vNo?`!O}_" +-E?&Zܿ+aNW1jDT}HUriU?ŷ_s]_͗e>/Ͼ)>yӬW&`IMw{_yG|/?|o?oO|}ޛ Ӱ ΪXmxVwx "|9&xn]q]qڇC 4prIY8ڠw5 QdZ'5__=yShG{1&fE5!ӆA 7 (ls&'Q]ǢUYt^eg X_HQШOs|z}\o3q_1k?q/,(GXq^9OW EW<8_ |6>ن6Սfp APxv0a{뼕Xr@U\eŋ?nL?_>zPxųogwOf޷_}]zou'/~ųOnr:(I'CT xd >r与xx>4wm7{'!Bx8:/Xx>Qa:E oņQòjnykjA:C8qvkϋskj|ec]IoCny89 HkBi D>Hl.hG,^_ـ\| U8ѵ,4 RpǓi3#=q~ 4lDQ.Cɿ "EmӇϝ8sߋͬBhAm81 ab&; ozT<#Td2#8DdNJ⩫qt Q{9vfo?RLAWF4L.$70S< xRYg:FѵrWCpCGXG=7MWM{>v؅)ǰٸGe 0c)r1Ԧ!kݼj j|<8#3Trhk DQQC(-_-L 2bRy&)2+s!C!O^'Rg~ 'vQHd^0g-Гp "G.GjdeQ8XxlIƣ|nEJDݪǞPݑGkF !"Լp6J띇?We(@@=!_1m0ћQChunJ1*h4JZN+w&T]+"@<F!R-ɃL݅?'\x$q ;ᐫj,ӧgWQ<|/|ouN6v@PmXežuDk% k抏 b>{è3"'{\9wp+Fb7c--E--j m{i;+ٟؿh#lWkdH^SӶj<V1{o㶔BO=ez oEo˗`e. E ͔.g|Ύ0d1I^J=Jבwج0H 5:`- @dW^i؏)vH/vB0 $/Unp~瓏?ϲO^jvͭY],,I|T+z12)羑jR(n0d( #ˋ_g初 %ѬN!o}H:%PK}Xb50zr~g' G;^Fٲ#0nL ak"߄Ϋv{]in:N!3LÜtaq[gyX ^Q$`!nE=_hU'x=8h!'up,h1jh(oQ?xUj,WCޥ[tT#*Bhk H}gzP=؞#`N 2| =lUٶ&-L 4r#@hD̚Y>M0u$($kiP~(+ }5 iB*Ɔe<w7$HqϤ nR4**)%`q{-37P#FaKKȽ}tr$$no>*&ݍV=qiA!sؓ(.ǣQG8wTmI>wZm:-8ʇNEnc2"4Rtr&4ڑmvoD42ijvb5ʙc5ɰ]>39q}2l_r:sr-@9jm$)m] YԲWFr'/@& Gp!tiqt9EsDʬH+&<:jJ5V&$j1XȄhdoF4I̯S=CKCTwM-%LO/j % #l6GpI8® |>OlQM_Z)%{4xN ?KKϽ ?&$дJ{f.kD.&;"TILV.io.ľ1c(H$"vO ĭ(LoB):+cҖ@Ps (sdZL I%y( Qz-<샩r2*ki9MD/SV!K3X(^$؃+cdOb0f掘&UCE`Hk =@p:2b;Ϣ+=Y|5Fgpt'r9+Uc?0FOcx#F蔙ް« ’U_8)܊%]L(R_`9Q<&pG2s#?˖ӊVFua &BnSШ7SA $p@ pNPUJi78U*uBT#~ ȨM8Z-y@>x#R -$s4be Zx n/-:߫3Px?<6MWSV?/~{FvŒL sCƙ>AE=^l'ĔE(šv&"t'OzLdAו q>T+Ӵ׫qw)Lno@̉G ;nZR!A%uV<zc,!j3R>x#7_d)_XLT2a?3ePƍaɞ{;9q䖤?ZFb76'Lȹ 䠴j2(]$pPuOic {6!iAW$,Kǻz$1KQ?9v+7+V gIcv@PX_ )i:^Z7~g!J /37sLC ҐdY_4@jl+B(l_Pw`\"$[ ڣiiN&\زlN4bu:WL֓(NV;;XPeLYҩH0C*cۻR 9.-g,9ݝZGߒɽC#!KaՍƲd MT=41n9seR9=ZP~~z%fԖPxb%TJΆDt ǵ8 /R T`+3z~t̛ bh-2.jS!_#(WS(tE4X<$Vi @+AhP!\؅L>c@j#K6!E.# 4q jC(6<Ĵ2Y!VYK q}+Ӯ*,!⣇$`R]zgy{[pr\UJP8aC _T/W[Yp߈yL)>״|&W+.ݱ7 n1]@xiVnVdм @)E5-?h'RZ" !R_^fefZArA)JN`6phgC;~FB:?G'7Hgva5 Φ IY?lJD alށd+lʒ $-AUVy"/.!+DT䌍7Q#tnP0J"O& & ɉ,KlT($G46J[g#鷰@A{NڣʪrpKTFV;3Ү+gO̧4v,@k9a mg Fv#)kPZcBF}Jl0Npfj-l-M#E(j8`B&´a/p$ y<1?A43 bn䒂ZP-12@i&E %Z#G RY)Xכb;MA0aM h~a12 vN%NyVsüϏ?&i.ś K8s&;(P{nQ~ ZИm*Gϻ~"EiCV&Wu3Xs6:%藧H)*v*mڐM ɚֱ;JDZr&(J }`]0J*N^#yL3kT&$U)ͫcHyiHs+1*>w<NjE(]ya3˰ {d~@2s5[,j@̺^I-QWrA˸ɛH4 uV,N%$:)K:"8R#&2ގƖ6L~ Z P I%&}*cp¶?47*W}trjj-'`Xu Zjb~s;V 7:7H(kRfyȌVnq(SfGo+ \ѴY0>ۤ)DZPM&Es}<v9+̑uߨYcbxvo1`xmx &#}Jdt*IlPZh^⃲:Zfsc1 "뎨>Vx=;6~ӯ24$~X<5C#N ]1@0:y}VЋ1cRЁu-rPAe01tҪY$Rkj'R@GxX-S$!1o}b)f(9D) 3< R\C{ȂA,W+3S+ZMw]ive$DEHZ_X0 dޔ6ѭUD 3BqHAa\Y]0לQZ˔4F{&p묌O#x'ശfYrوGB= l\.K\/h#s&[p_*I>3AѠz+vOpeqJ &ùހ!|IOHGw{ ͷx}meg6* a8M8-2N%RwIGV^.kFrQ yYidTSz[ T*}`.NѹoLN]T vo%NmFuZXW9J;G0!_2dgscuXVO3`sqw71~/$RDiR<i(Q*[d0=zK-ޅ\ndsd/ǛhS'x9yU*Ebӆ` \.ӲkQ}Nn<O>x);.V8UKH 8m [ou_a0zuj `kl37>0r5a)Bҩw{p1[ӦV:Rmݧ3릠Cq$yj':`4wWCiA 6V27ws1`rJd$&9Qa0Yꚩ*4 ~K|s8FPb-H9JDH7VuZx0s QDt_vǍ,(؃rnIPl90V+/%3*C|JYjiS@?1Y>Y(aF䤘BV?êu㤜-Pv-Awd\É|k'oTd@2jb1x6n^ǜ K3G  ػn5Z {}6](K:^kƫ  [90;PPAٜK~5H5;$~ޱ5MW~f6[^mफ़Μ Rqy=%6tϟu2z}W9soո,MBRBkHuT*V'*}|Ife&*,LvUL.yֵah`:#g's1ʼjqUB*Wa=k14C:,HLdRG#<"T#&.AAMb 8F_~f:;e!mbV NKJԨ 'D.Ŕh9?c岬f.&+T /W1M/~VФD5BjiSקnsC,3[ay=B HNfaEVoh0.aGEO0 .ېohwQ1VȦ儎o՘9 |{iC+KԤO$Иdhk/u\8{?xRɾ(:R@nVͭH9a+Twl&v$:FĚx3X6䓇iF>,3Y. RŅ h9cK Zd(ߔ_V4K.p<4B&by;- 'Rv|J㈐Ann۬i:) Xz>pGkrIL ʹZ )0Ϻ`q zd)̠-R n#破&;5S=s'ILW^S<"6UٽsH U8+LQօ<`CwRlSS#&UކpMI?gs(YɆ]efm,g¢۶AiD} RCab$5oC 'kgz^Ӯv)'Q!M3+ k =;2I&/X?EgeBB[fYlъ֍VfF~gCPҔDjocFGt1cmrȁ>yG>k]z[#[r&?,ۦ2hEGx'` '`=oQOl:{G4vۤ~Gs#Q+Ծjhꐪ[9t"1}&/ۀ޶y9b LSS[2_5%Ƈ5‹6JYRrJϰ"fU& rYۙ$ (ì9`[a,*:`{*ysomo2㛜) Z,p1vlnCL 6[ϲ.Ip~, MÖ<+-vN Xx~jYk&)hA,A:Lu{%8QxI2˸V2P:);zC7MK<KQsܣ*^ pikZ1Zjba \?S^jOzN?fMFc<|R\D=OEjSP$)7 .ujm5b6^@VD&̇X?64 (sЍ%oj8n!5f?fD fC!d۸ehjҝY eIS*kp1^Bj~nPʂ/|_~y,~^iƍK6 ɬvU@aߌò,Gf*~zN<0ӏ.щkn,ֲ+I 4N _reЉ( 1d tUr?师?"͔$x;hjJ!gS8[1;eD`씡?h4+̨X3ΦG ߴ!_?i_(炲Йy3>e6AaEKdbt&J<{ ?bˢC}4d8'd hWͶ~]AܔkZV^3&WHU;FѬZw B 0l59L1Z-w",mi\8>3;_>ӎOx"&|4f uIgq\C|oS24uQ#N'Vd8wdUʁYbP9
Enjoying the preview?
Page 1 of 1