The Company of Crows

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“A precocious young girl finds her flock in Karen Molson’s remarkable debut, a vividly immersive coming-of-age tale set in an Ontario trailer park one summer in 1974. Evocative and compelling, The Company of Crows gives us a bird’s-eye view into the life of Veronica Reid – an introspective thirteen-year-old who is at once both naive and wise beyond her years. A touching and satisfying tale of family, friendship and first love.”
– Christopher diRaddo

“A tender coming-of-age story and a sympathetic portrait of mental illness that reminds us how life’s disorder can open on to unexpected joy."
– Christine Fischer Guy

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In Karen Molson's The Company of Crows, Veronica Reid, a queer, nearly-blind 13-year-old girl growing up in an Ontario trailer park in the 1970s gains sight through a crow named Hrah. Veronica begins to deconstruct both crow and human behaviour too, as well as her budding romance with fellow trailer park resident Charlotte. And immersive coming-of-age story, The Company of Crows is perfect for the YA devotee who likes a touching underdog story full of friendship, family and first love.
December 2019, All Lit Up

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Deanna Radford, Montreal Review of Books

Set in 1970s Ontario against the larger backdrop of the women’s liberation movement, this lesbian coming-of-age story is ultimately about Veronica learning how to get outside of prescribed domestic and social circumstances – and outside of her self.

With apparent ease, Molson has created a rewarding story showing the struggles and triumphs of people and of crows. She has created a rich intertextual world that is a pleasure to read. The Company of Crows is a compelling story that can capture the imaginations of both adult and young adult readers.
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January 2016, Montreal Review of Books

The Company of Crows

Karen Molson

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