![]() ![]() Anyone who ever was, or has, a child considered different in some way will enjoy this book. Gildiner tells her tales with a sharp humour that rarely misses a beat and underscores the dark side of what at first seems a Norman Rockwell existence.” - Publishers Weekly “ lively and immensely engaging memoir.” - Philip Marchand, Toronto Star “A revealing and vivid portrait of small-town America around the 1950s. This is a memoir that makes the world seem fresh again, and worthwhile.” - Literary Review of Canada “Hilarious and moving. Her writing sparkles on the page and the episodes she recounts have the clarity of ice after a winter storm in Lewiston. Like a good comedian, Gildiner has a split-second sense of timing. Too Close to the Falls shimmies and shakes with Gildiner’s hilarious antics as an inquisitive, competitive school girl. “Catherine Gildiner’s Too Close to the Falls supplies no end of mischief and delight. Includes the first chapter from after the falls Too close to the falls C AT H E R I N E G I L D I N E R ![]()
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