Vancouver: A Novel - Couverture souple

A GLOBE 100 Best Book of the Year

In the grand tradition of Michener's Alaska and Rutherford's Sarum, bestselling authors David Cruise and Alison Griffiths have captured the essence of one of Canada's richest settings. Beginning in the dying era of the last Ice Age and spanning thousands of years, Vancouver starts with the story of the last survivor of a Siberian people and moves through history in a dynamic tapestry. Fascinating characters come to life, including a Russian cartographer, a Scottish trapper, a Chinese peasant boy and a young woman from the desperate streets of Vancouver's downtown eastside. All share a powerful attraction to this unique, storied place.

An absorbing historical chronicle, Vancouver is a tale of human struggle and adventure, and a dazzling feat of storytelling.

David Cruise and Alison Griffiths began writing together in 1983 and are the authors of seven bestselling Canadian books, including Fleecing the Lamb, Lords of the Line, Net Worth, On South Mountain, and The Great Adventure. David was born and raised in British Columbia and lived with Alison in Vancouver and on Vancouver Island for fifteen years. Today Cruise and Griffiths live on a small farm in southwestern Ontario -- counting the days to their return to the West Coast.