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Set amid the aftermath of World War I, The Stone Carvers follows Klara Becker, granddaughter of a master woodcarver, as she grapples with personal tragedy and the legacy of her German‑settled community in southern Ontario. Klara’s gifts are tested through the loss of her mother to cancer, the departure of her brother in search of wanderings, and a brief love affair cut short by war. Her inherited talent ultimately reconnects her with her brother and gives her purpose as she works on the Vimy Ridge memorial—an enduring tribute to Canadian sacrifice and the visionary, yet forgotten, architect Walter Allward.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Jane Urquhart
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