Walter Allward and the memorial on Vimy Ridge are historical facts; however, the novel's detailed depiction of him is fictional.
The background story of Father Gstir and the church construction is loosely based on the construction of the church in Formosa, Ontario.[5]
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The Question and Answer section for The Stone Carvers is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
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I've never read this novel. The short summary/ review below is from Publishers Weekly.
The bell-llike clarity of its prose initially masks the eloquent pathos of this Canadian bestseller by Urquhart (The Underpainter), which examines WWI through...
