Vancouver

Vancouver is an epic historical novel, spanning thousands of years from the dying era of the last Ice Age to modern times, in the grand tradition of books like *Michener's Alaska* and *Rutherford's Sarum*. It tells the story of the land and people that came to form the city of Vancouver, British Columbia. The narrative begins with Tooke, the last survivor of a Siberian people and ancestor to the First Nations of Vancouver, and weaves through history in a dynamic tapestry, revealing a fascinating cast of characters. These figures include a Georgian cartographer aboard a Spanish exploration fleet, a Scottish trapper who reluctantly becomes a fur-trading outpost leader, a Chinese peasant boy seeking an elusive fortune, and a young woman from the city's impoverished downtown eastside in modern times. All the characters, though vastly different, share a powerful attraction to the grand and giving land. Their stories intertwine, touching on the extremes of human experience such as riches, bravery, betrayal, crime, passion, and forbidden love. The novel is an absorbing chronicle of human struggle and adventure in a unique, storied setting.

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