The Sentimentalists A Novel

The Sentimentalists explores the complex relationship between an unnamed young woman and her father, Napoleon Edward Haskell, a Vietnam veteran haunted by his past. Napoleon leaves his North Dakota home and retreats to the small fictional town of Casablanca, Ontario, to live with his friend Henry, the father of a fallen comrade, by the shore of a man-made lake that covers a submerged town. When the daughter arrives, fleeing troubles of her own, she finds her father in the twilight of his life and begins to investigate his experience in the Vietnam War to better understand him. The novel, a winner of the 2010 Scotiabank Giller Prize, intertwines past and present, delving into themes of war, memory, alcoholism, and the enduring effects of personal and historical trauma on family relationships.

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