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Between the Covers wraps up a road trip across Western Canada with Open Arms

Posted by Kimberly Walsh on July 15 at 08:00 AM

Bess Connelly and her grandmother have travelled up into northern Saskatchewan and down into the bars of Calgary in Marina Endicott’s novel Open Arms (Freehand Press).

They are looking for Bess’s mother but so far they are still one step behind Isabelle. Now the two women are back on the road picking up clues along the way.

Episode 13: Bess is delighted to find the new age spa actually works.





Episode 14: Back on the road Bess and her grandmother head for the top of the world.





Episode 15: The trip back to Saskatoon is full of surprises.







Each episode of Between the Covers is between 15 and 17 minutes.

If you missed previous podcasts you can download them at the Between the Covers podcasts. If you’re interested in readings of other Canadian books, check out the Hear A Reading page on the Between the Covers site.

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