About this title: In Margaret Laurence's novel THE DIVINERS, Morag Gunn, unlike Laurence's other protagonists, has come to Manawaka from elsewhere. The story is a chronicle of Morag's coming of age and increase in maturity. And, although Morag leaves Manawaka, it is quite clear that she cannot shake off its influence on her.
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bantam
Date Published: 1975
Description: Very Good. {VG} Mass Market Paperback; Faint creases in spine. Cover is in excellent condition. Has bookstore stamp or person's name in or on the book. SLIGHT EDGEWEAR. read more
Edition: Univ of Chicago PR ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780226469355ISBN:0226469352
Description: Good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 397 p. read more
Edition: Univ of Chicago PR ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780226469355ISBN:0226469352
Description: Good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 397 p. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bantam
Date Published: 1975
Description: Good. ---No Jacket. Good + 12mo-over 6 3/4"-7 3/4" tall 466 pgs. Interior-Nice overall condition. The paperback cover has only light signs of use. -Publish Place: New York-Size: read more
Description: Very good. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Very good. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Fair. Dust Cover Missing. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
ISBN-13:9780226469355ISBN:0226469352
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
"I learned a lot about being a tough chick from Morag. She was beaten down so many times, but she had a goal and a dream, and she refused to let things stop her from getting there. I read this for an English course at university, and everyone said, "Oh, Margaret Laurence, you'll never get through her," and I went into it thinking, okay, I will not get through this book or want to... and then, well, I liked it. A lot. And I was interested enough to read more of her books. And they were all wrong. I do get through her stuff, and I like it. And being a Canadian, then that is good for a Canadian morale. Saying they like Laurence and Findley and Mowat, and meaning it."
"What can I say I love Margaret Laurence's writing, what can be more Canadian she is able to describe her characters in such a real way, that they become living beings for me"
"For the first 100 pages or so I was tempted to put this book down and move onto something that moved a little quicker. My patience was greatly rewarded. The Diviners is one of the most thought provoking books I have ever read."
"I found this book in the back of a Salvation Army and flipped through it, casually. I bought it purely because I was interested in the sheet music Album at the back, and I had no intention of actually reading the book. But after reading the lyrics of the songs, I wanted to know who was Lazarus, King of Nothing? Who was Piquette? This book is raw. The characters are flawed and rich with meaning. The pages are textured with an indelible beauty and savageness, and you can't help but absolutely inhale this story as you follow Morag's harsh and bitter and somehow innocent life. The themes and hidden meanings are richly arranged, Bois Brulees, for example, after the burning of Piquette.
It's as if you know the characters, and love them, no matter how flawed they're portrayed. The romantic interest for example, is portrayed with a pot-belly and a Sailor's mouth. But you couldn't help fall in love with him alongside Morag. You essentially become the main character, you love her daughter and you want to slap her senseless at the same time."
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