NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From one of Canada’s most beloved performing artists comes an audacious work of non-fiction that explores the stories that shape us and the reach that the past can have across generations • "Thomson makes visible the ghosts of the Great War, untangling themes of loss and longing, service, and grief." —Tim CookGrowing up north of Toronto, R.H. Thomson’s imagination was captured by romantic notions of war. He spent his days playing with toy sold...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From one of Canada’s most beloved performing artists comes an audacious work of non-fiction that explores the stories that shape us and the reach that the past can have across generations • "Thomson makes visible the ghosts of the Great War, untangling themes of loss and longing, service, and grief." —Tim CookGrowing up north of Toronto, R.H. Thomson’s imagination was captured by romantic notions of war. He spent his days playing with toy sold...