Kathleen Winter has a giant pile of books she's been meaning to readĪs a young soldier in his 20s, the historical James Wolfe (1727-1759) was granted a short and much longed-for leave to travel to Paris to study poetry, music and dance - three of his passions. While his past is something of an enigma, even to himself, the young man bears a striking resemblance to General James Wolfe, "Conqueror of Canada" and "Hero of Quebec," who died on the Plains of Abraham in 1759. Lost in September is a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award for fictionĮnter the world of Jimmy - a tall, red-haired, homeless 30-something ex-soldier, battered by PTSD - as he camps out on the streets of modern-day Montreal, trying to remember and reclaim his youth.
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