In 1961, Alexandra Wiwcharuk was found murdered on the banks of the Saskatchewan River. As Sharon Butala writes, all of Saskatoon "came to a stop," stunned by the brutal death of an attractive young woman who was a graduate nurse and had been crowned a beauty queen in local pageants. The murder became a touchstone moment for Saskatoon. More than 40 years later, it still haunts the residents, especially those who, like Butala, were Alexandra's friends. Compelled by her memories of Alex and her time, Butala returns to that ...
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In 1961, Alexandra Wiwcharuk was found murdered on the banks of the Saskatchewan River. As Sharon Butala writes, all of Saskatoon "came to a stop," stunned by the brutal death of an attractive young woman who was a graduate nurse and had been crowned a beauty queen in local pageants. The murder became a touchstone moment for Saskatoon. More than 40 years later, it still haunts the residents, especially those who, like Butala, were Alexandra's friends. Compelled by her memories of Alex and her time, Butala returns to that still-unsolved murder. In The Girl in Saskatoon --a title taken from a song that Johnny Cash sang to Alex at a concert only months before her death--she faces the horror of those past events to create a portrait of friendship and remembrance, of a time when life appeared so much simpler. Written in Butala's intimate, eloquent style, The Girl in Saskatoon is at once an in-depth investigation of a tragic death, a nostalgic coming-of-age story and an exploration of the nature of good and evil.
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Add this copy of The Girl in Saskatoon to cart. $15.00, very good condition, Sold by Heroes Bookshop rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lubbock, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by Phyllis Bruce Books.
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Very good. Size: 7x5x0; Signed and personally inscribed by the author on the title page....this copy has a solid tight binding with clean unmarked pages.....
Add this copy of The Girl in Saskatoon to cart. $19.00, very good condition, Sold by Bay Used Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sudbury, ON, CANADA, published 2008 by HarperCollins Publishers.
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Very Good. A Meditation on friendship, memory, and murder. Very good condition. Light wear. Binding tight, pages clean. Pictures available upon request. AP.
