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Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese
Gut-wrenching and haunting Indian Horse depicts the horrific realities of residential schools, as well as racism and discrimination in 1960s Ontario. This is the third novel that Iβve read by Richard Wagamese and, while Medicine Walk and Ragged Company were no walks in the parks, Indian Horseβs unsparing bleakness and distressing content make those two…
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