janetlw 's review for:

Ragged Company by Richard Wagamese
5.0

Rocked my world... First introduced to Richard as keynote speaker at the Sechelt Readers and Writers fair. Through spirit, humour, storytelling, wisdom, and even drumming, Richard had 500 people in tears as they bonded with his message of community,spirit, life, history, and Canada. I then met him at a coffee shop in my hometown and we have since become friends. He is making a difference in this world. Ragged Company was jaw dropping for both the storyline and the literary genius. I wondered how anyone could draw me in so fully to connect with each character and, later, I came to understand that Richard knows each character to their depths. A brilliant book.
Update 2018: Rest in Peace, Richard. Thank you for your contributions to this earthly realm.