Book cover for Barometer Rising

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Hugh MacLennan's first novel is a compelling romance set against the horrors of wartime and the catastrophic Halifax Explosion of December 6, 1917, now available as a Penguin Modern Classic.

In the winter of 1917, Penelope Wain is convinced her love, Neil Macrae, is dead--killed in action while serving overseas. That he apparently died in disgrace does not alter her love for the soldier who, unbeknownst to her, has returned to Halifax to clear his name, only days before a catastrophic explosion in the Harbour will forever change their lives.
  • ISBN10 0771091087
  • ISBN13 9780771091087
  • Publish Date 1 January 1969
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 17 June 2021
  • Imprint New Canadian Library
  • Format Paperback (US Mass Market)
  • Pages 219
  • Language English