Ana Burns is lying in an abandoned farmer's field, falling asleep as the sun sets, when her mind is transported to her childhood, to another time, another field, where her life changed forever.
Author(s): Judith Thompson
374 Pages
Fiction, Coming of Age
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About the Book
The coming of age of Ana, a shy girl who lives mostly in her imagination, as in the real world she is completely dominated by her playmate Frances, and by the Catholic Church. The novel is the story of her path out of silence.
Book Synopsis
Ana Burns is lying in an abandoned farmer's field, falling asleep as the sun sets, when her mind is transported to her childhood, to another time, another field, where her life changed forever.
Growing up in Middletown, Connecticut, in the 1960s, Ana lives mostly in her imagination. One day, while collecting wildflowers in Crow's Field with a friend, two older boys approach to ask what they're doing. So begins the reliving of a violent attack that shaped the lives of the young girls.
When her family moves to Kingston, Ontario, amid Canada's Centennial celebrations, Ana is determined to start anew. She will no longer be the quiet girl who follows someone else's lead. She will be her own person. Her teenage years are a time of new friends and sexual discoveries, but also severe bullying. Though she continues to be haunted by the events in Crow's Field, Ana becomes a woman willing to act and to speak.
In the debut novel from one of Canada's leading playwrights, Judith Thompson delivers a transformative story of a young woman's path out of silence.
Review Quotes
"A parable of grace and transcendence, Thompson leads us with quiet religiosity toward an act of unexpected redemption. An extraordinary novel for today's unquiet world."--Jeffrey Round
"Informed by seven decades of life experience, Thompson's debut novel possesses the page as powerfully as any of her celebrated plays command the stage."-- "Kingston's Novel Idea"
"In Crow's Field ultimately evolves into a powerful tale of redemption, and a painfully accurate portrait of the thankless trials of youth."-- "Quill & Quire"
Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .9 Inches (D)
Weight: .7 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 374
Genre: Fiction
Sub-Genre: Coming of Age
Publisher: Cormorant Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Judith Thompson
Language: English
Street Date: April 25, 2026
TCIN: 1008909280
UPC: 9781770867925
Item Number (DPCI): 247-00-3083
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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