The Way The Crow Flies by Ann-Marie MacDonald

Set in 1960s Canada, the novel follows a bright but outsider girl whose ambitions and family life are shattered when a brutal crime at a nearby institution triggers a sensational investigation and trial; unfolding as both a coming-of-age story and courtroom drama, it exposes the community’s racism, homophobia and moral hypocrisy while tracing how secrets, power and grief shape the search for truth and justice.

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