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The Ivory Swing

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  • Janette Turner Hospital

    Hospital’s first novel, The Ivory Swing (1982), concerns a troubled Canadian family living in India. In Tiger in the Tiger Pit (1983) a reunion provides a setting for family members to examine their wounds. Borderline (1985) is a suspenseful novel that begins with a refugee’s attempt to cross…

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    Hospital’s first novel, The Ivory Swing (1982), concerns a troubled Canadian family living in India. In Tiger in the Tiger Pit (1983) a reunion provides a setting for family members to examine their wounds. Borderline (1985) is a suspenseful novel that begins with a refugee’s attempt to cross…

    Read More