THE DANGER TREE: MEMORY, WAR, AND THE SEARCH FOR A FAMILY'S PAST. by Macfarlane, David - 1991

Toronto: Macfarlane Walter & Ross, 1991. 225 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). B&w photographs, map. "(A) nonfiction family saga built around the Goodyears of Newfoundland - their move early in the century from Ladle Cove on the Straight Shore to the newly established town of Grand Falls in the interior; the deaths of three brothers during World War I; the ambitions and failures of the family enterprises; the Goodyears' bitter division over the question of whether Newfoundland ought to become a province of Canada. Through the meticulously recreated story of the Goodyears, David Macfarlane illuminates our past in a fresh and unexpected way. 'The Danger Tree' is about the nature of love, the pathos of war, the meaning of family. It's about memory and myth, loyalty and loss, courage and country. By turns funny, astonishing, touching and horrific, (it) moves inexorably toward its heart-rending conclusion." Very light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, a few tiny soiling specks on top of textblock. Dust jacket has minor rubbing, minor edge wrinkling - mainly at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds. . Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+.