Unless

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About this book

Reta Winters has many reasons to be happy. Then in the spring of her forty-fourth year, all the quiet satisfactions of her well-lived life disappear in a moment: her eldest daughter Norah suddenly runs from the family and ends up mute and begging on a Toronto street corner with a hand-lettered sign reading GOODNESS around her neck. Piercing and sad, astute and evocative, full of tenderness and laughter, Unless will stand with The Stone Diaries in the canon of Carol Shields’s fiction. ([source][1]) [1]: http://www.carol-shields.com/unless.html

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3.6/5 · 17298 readers · 319 pages · ≈ 5 h 54 m · Moderate

How long does it take to read Unless?

About ≈ 5 h 54 m — 319 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mUnless~5 h 54 m

How many pages is Unless?

319 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320Unless319

What genre is Unless?

It sits on the Fiction shelves.

Is Unless in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Who are the main characters in Unless?

The main characters include Reta Winters, Norah Winters, Arthur Springer, Danielle Westerman.

Where does Unless take place?

It is set in Ontario, Toronto, Canada.

Who wrote Unless?

Carol Shields (1935–1620).

Setting OntarioTorontoCanada Characters Reta WintersNorah WintersArthur SpringerDanielle Westerman
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