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The latest episodes of Open Arms take us from a house with no windows to a down-home bar

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

In this week’s Between the Covers podcast, Bess and her grandmother travel across Western Canada in search of Bess’s mother Isabelle.

Marina Endicott’s novel Open Arms (Freehand Press) explores the secrets that bind and divide families. Bess’s eccentric clan has plenty of those and Bess is happy to let them be.

Then one day she is surprised by a visit from her grandmother, who insists on tracking down Bess’s mother.

They set out in a borrowed car and find a house with no windows, but once there the two discover it’s only the beginning of a great adventure.

Episode 11: Bess and her grandmother follow a tip to Calgary.





Episode 12: One step behind Isabelle, they follow a lead to Salmon Arm, British Columbia.







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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