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    Leaving Toronto for northern Canada in the 1940s

    I enjoyed my first book review here. Now, I am enjoying the book Lost In The Barrens by Farley Mowat, published by McClelland & Stewart. Jamie was a young person who left Toronto “to take up a new life in the subarctic forests of northern Canada.” He met his uncle, Angus, who was confident that Jamie would love his new rugged life, and he was proved correct, as Jamie became fascinated by the country from the very first few weeks of travelling in it. I like how their meeting is described, especially what Aungus said to the young man: “I’m thinking you’ll…