Author: John Buchan Year: 1941 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Fiction, Adventure, Classic
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Sick Heart River is John Buchan's most powerful novel and his last, completed days before his death. It was published posthumously in 1941. Buchan's rich descriptions of the rugged Canadian Northwest Territories are influenced by his real-life voyage down the Mackenzie River in 1937. At that time, Buchan was Governor-General of Canada. The main character, the lawyer and politician Sir Edward Leithen--perhaps the most autobiographical of Buchan's characters--has been diagnosed with advanced tuberculosis and has been given a year to live. A former colleague, American John S. Blenkiron, requests help to find his niece's husband, who appears to have flown from his very successful financial career to the Canadian north. Leithen agrees to help.
This book is part of the "Sir Edward Leithen" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "The Leithen Stories" First published in 2000 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "John MacNab" First published in 1925 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Power-House" First published in 1916 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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