Set against the expansive backdrop of Great Falls, Montana, and overlapping with the vast Canadian landscapes, 'Canada' by Richard Ford explores the ruptures that can happen in an instant and divide a life into before and after. Fifteen-year-old Dell Parsons' intimate narrative begins with his parents' ill-fated decision to rob a bank, a desperate act that upturns his life. In the tumultuous events that follow, Dell is ushered away across the border into Canada to evade the consequences of his parents' choices. There, he encounters Arthur Remlinger, a charismatic American with a violent edge, and confronts the wilderness within and outside himself. This is a profound and chilling tale of borders crossed, innocence irrevocably lost, and the poignant quest for meaning in the vast and unpredictable plains of existence.