When the World Was Twice as BigWhen the World Was Twice as Big

"After young Freddy defends his childhood friend Saskia in a fist fight, he suddenly realizes that the story of his mother's disappearance is a lie. Not only that, but Saskia is connected--the girl he loves was there the day his mother left, ten years earlier. As Freddy tries to understand how he and Saskia are connected by an accident in their childhood, his relationship with his father, Bill, becomes increasingly fraught. Unable to accept the truth of his family's most stubborn secrets, Freddy leaves home, determined to live a solitary life. He hides out in a remote bush camp, small town diners and a lowly East Vancouver apartment with a view of the mountains. But as the years go by, the unanswered questions about that accident weigh on Freddy and he realizes that peace will require reconnecting with the loved ones he's tried to forget."--