Last Bus to Wisdom

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The final novel from a great American storyteller Donal Cameron is being raised by his grandmother, the cook at the legendary Double W ranch in Ivan Doig s beloved Two Medicine Country of the Montana Rockies, a landscape that gives full rein to an eleven year old s imagination But when Gram has to have surgery for female trouble in the summer of 1951, all she can think to do is to ship Donal off to her sister in faraway Manitowoc, Wisconsin There Donal is in for a rude surprise Aunt Kate bossy, opinionated, argumentative, and tyrannical is nothing like her sister She henpecks her good natured husband, Herman the German, and Donal can t seem to get on her good side either After one contretemps too many, Kate packs him back to the authorities in Montana on the next Greyhound But as it turns out, Donal isn t traveling solo Herman the German has decided to fly the coop with him In the immortal American tradition, the pair light out for the territory together, meeting a classic Doigian ensemble of characters and having rollicking misadventures along the way.Charming, wise, and slyly funny, Last Bus to Wisdom is a last sweet gift from a writer whose books have bestowed untold pleasure on countless readers. Best Download [ Last Bus to Wisdom ] author [ Ivan Doig ] – kino-fada.fr This was the first book I ve read by Ivan Doig.the last book he wrote before he diedan endearing book The story takes place in 1951, a year before I was born Twelve year old Donal Cameron had been living with his grandmother after his parents died years before in a car accident But now his grandmother needs to have some surgery and she thinks he is old enough to travel alone on the greyhound bus to go stay with his aunt Kate grandmother s sister Aunt Kate has no children of her ow This was the first book I ve read by Ivan Doig.the ...Utterly charming mid century adventure story Getting things done Eleven going on forty, Donal Cameron narrates the adventure of a lifetime Where boy becomes man, and the mysteries of the universe and life begin to reveal themselves The blurb gives the reader a good idea of the setup, but the real story happens on the road, in the fringes, where lines aren t as distinct and crossover and change comes easier.Like the tires on the dog bus, the Wheel of Fortune goes round and round Sometimes yo Utterly charming mid century adventure story Getting things done Eleven going on forty, Donal Cameron narrates the adventure of a lifetime Where boy becomes man, and the mysteries of the universe and life begin to reveal themselves The blurb gives the reader a good idea of the setup, but the real story happens on the road, in the fringes, where lines aren t as distinct and crossover and change comes easier.Like the tires on the...I m in the minority with this one I know it gets great reviews, but it just wasn t for me I ve been reading it for 4 days and I m only 1 3 of the way through so I finally gave up It wasn t terrible, but I found that whenever I put it down, I didn t care if I ever picked it up again A ra...As told through the eyes of 11 year old Donal Cameron, life can be quite an adventure, and so LAST BUS TO WISDOM makes for a fascinating read.The orphan protagonist is shipped off, alone, across the country when his grandmother must put him in the care of his great aunt A Montana boy accustomed to the wide open spaces meets a great uncle who is obsessed with America s West, as learned through the pages of fiction When boy and man decide that there is no living with the Kate , they set off to As told through the eyes of 11 year old Donal Cameron, life can be quite an adventure, and so LAST BUS TO WISDOM makes for a fascinating read.The orphan protagonist is shipped off, alone, across the country when his grandmother must put him in the care of his great aunt A Montana boy accustomed to the wide open spaces meets a great uncle who is obsessed with America s West, as learned through the pages of fiction When boy and man decide that there is no living with the Kate , they set off to discover what lies on the far side of the Mississippi.Herman the German becomes Donal s sidekick as they ride the bus from sleepy Wisconsin towards the sunset, so that Herman can see what the West really looks like Along the way, Donal collects autographs for his memory book, thinking that he ll compile an impressive collection that would earn him a mention in Ripley s Believe It Or Not His naivete forms part of...This is the first Ivan Doig book I ve read I m not sure how he escaped my notice LAST BUS TO WISDOM iss Best Book of August 2015, thankfully What a joyful read It s like comfort food for the mind Doig spins an enchanting and sweet tale which keeps the reader entranced and well, warm and fuzzy I m going to search out his previous works.In this novel, the story is told in reflection by the protagonist, Donal Cameron The story takes place in 1951, and Donal is eleven years old, livin This is the first Ivan Doig book I ve read I m not sure how he escaped my notice LAST BUS TO WISDOM iss Best Book of August 2015, thankfully What a joyful read It s like comfort food for the mind Doig spins an enchanting and sweet tale which keeps the reader entranced and well, warm and fuzzy I m going to search out his previous works.In this novel, the story is told in reflection by the protagonist, Donal Cameron Th...Well, the good ride is over Sad to say, but this book was released not to long after the death of its author I am not a literary expert by any means but I know what I like and Ivan Doig s books are among the best I have read In my estimation, Doig ranks right up there with the likes of Wallace Stegner as one of America s best contemporary authors His stories have all been top notch and truly capture the spirit of the West.This book is no exception and is the coming of age story of 11 year o Well, the good ride is over Sad to say, but this book was released not to long after the death of its author I am not a literary expert by any means but I know what I like and Ivan Doig s books are among the best I have read In my estimation, Doig ranks right up there with the likes of Wallace Stegner as one of America s best contemporary authors His stories have all been top notch and truly capture the spirit of the West.This book is no exception and is the coming of age story of 11 year old Donal Cameron and his odyssey back and forth across the country during the summer of 1951 For those of you who have read Doig s non fiction works, you will probably notice some similarities between young Donnie and Mr Doig Along the way, he interacts with many interesting characters and participates in many life changing events too many to describe so I won t go into ...This is a coming of age novel and the story of a journey, inways than one It s 1951 in a ranch in Montana, an orphan young boy gets sent to his grand aunt and uncle in Wisconsin while his beloved grandmother is having an operation.During the bus trip across Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota on his way to Manitowoc on lake Michigan Donny, who has a wild imagination, decides to ask his fellow passengers to sign his memory book in the hope of making the world records for the largest collect This is a coming of age novel and the story of a journey, inways than one It s 1951 in a ranch in Montana, an orphan young boy gets sent to his grand aunt and uncle in Wisconsin while his beloved grandmother is having an operation.During the bus trip across Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota on his way to Manitowoc on lake Michigan Donn...Lately I ve had less time for reading than I normally do, so the fact that I was constantly looking forward to that treasured time with this book each day should speak to how I felt about this story Doig s writing, his characters, and his panoramic vision of the American West all convene perfectly to create this delightful tale of a young boy on the road looking for adventure and longing for a home Life is a zigzag journey, they say,Not much straight and easy on the way.But the wrinkles in th Lately I ve had less time for reading than I normally do, so the fact that I was constantly looking forward to that treasured time with this book each day should speak to how I felt about this story Doig s writing, his characters, and his panoramic vision of the American West all convene perfectly to create this delightful tale of a young boy on the road looking for adventure and longing for a home Li...This story is set in the summer of 1951 Pre television, pre baby boomer tidal wave, pre interstate highway system It s a narrow slice of Americana that invites nostalgia, and celebrates a freedom the author reaches back into his own memory to revive The pace of the book is relaxed The tropes, by now well worn, are a comfortable fit to the time The main character, Donal Cameron, is an eleven year old boy traveling by bus from a ranch outside of Gros Ventre pronounced Grove On , Montana to M This story is set in the summer of 1951 Pre television, pre baby boomer tidal wave, pre interstate highway...doig s last novel, he passed away just after this was written story continues with his tropes of young boys, montana, rural and ranch life, small town life, traveling, being poor, history of area and people this one has a happy ending waay too long and wordy, but that is doig s style, and a satisfying and fairly fast paced story of 1951 montana, manitowoc wisconsin, and big hole valley a meditation on fate, faith, love, luck and fairness, with smell of horse sweat leather, cig smoke, road wa doig s last novel, he passed away just after this was written story continues with his tropes of young boys, montana, rural and ranch life, small town life, traveling, being poor, history of area and people this one has a happy ending waay too long and wordy, but that is doig s style, and a satisfying and fairly fast paced story of 1951 montana, manitowoc wisconsin, and big hole valley a medita...

Last Bus to Wisdom
  • 04 September 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 453 pages
  • 1594632022
  • Ivan Doig
  • Last Bus to Wisdom