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is the gold-dusted-yet-secretive hero
against whom Byron measures his rd.ca 99
masculinity, while Peggy is the dreamy
cipher on whom he projects his desires.

Byron seems detached from his life,
desperately aloof, trapped under the
paralyzing weight of his inferiority
complex. Even his name reflects his
insecurity—his real name is Angus, but
a childhood accident left him with a
limp, so Peggy started calling him
Byron as a nod to the Romantic poet,
who had a club foot.

It’s only as Byron begins to reckon
with his memories—and the prospect
of losing them—that he begins to dis-
cover who he is and how he’s been
shaped by buried traumas. MacIntyre
specializes in literary mysteries, and
The Winter Wives threads that needle
perfectly: the mystery part is Byron’s
quest to uncover Allan’s secrets, and
the literary part is his desperate need
to unravel his own.

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TRIVIA

BY Samantha Rideout 12. Which one of these
foods is not a rich source
1. Which fast-food fran- 6. Last year, what was of potassium: lentils,
chise is the largest in born from an embryo that radishes, bananas or
the world? had been frozen for avocados?
27 years? 13. Did Neanderthals
2. What fictional charac- know how to make fire?
ter famous in Japan is also 7. Which country has 14. Which major Euro-
key to tourism in Prince the European Union’s pean city has a wall cov-
Edward Island? longest bridge? ered in the words “I love
you” in 250 languages?
3. If having no religious 8. Which Egyptian pha-
affiliation were to be raoh was entombed with 15. How do emperor
counted as a religion, it a dagger made from penguins tell each
would be the second meteorite iron? other apart?
largest in the world. True
or false? 9. Which are more
numerous: birds,
4. Is it possible for a humans or cattle?
human to get scared to
death, literally? 10. In which European
country could you
5. The 17th-century arti- attend La Tomatina, a
san Antonio Stradivari tomato-throwing festival?
made musical instruments
that now sell for very high 11. How would you write
prices. What kind of the decimal number 8 as
instruments did he make? a binary number?

Answers: 1. Subway. 2. Anne of Green Gables. 3. False. It would be the third largest, after ISTOCK.COM/COLDIMAGES
Christianity and Islam. 4. Yes, but it is very rare. 5. Stringed instruments, particularly violins.
6. A baby girl. 7. Portugal. It’s called the Vasco da Gama Bridge and stretches over
17 kilometres. 8. King Tutankhamun. 9. Birds. There are 400 billion birds, 7.7 billion humans, and
1.5 billion cattle. 10. Spain. 11. 1000. 12. Radishes. 13. Yes. 14. Paris. 15. By listening to each
other’s unique calls.

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WORD POWER 10. pell-mell—A: disor-
derly or rushed manner.
Many expressions are joined by a hyphen. B: exhibiting incompatible
Which ones can you define? attributes. C: meal prepa-
ration from leftovers.
BY Beth Shillibeer
11. pied-à-terre—A: small
space kept for occasional
use. B: ballet step with
rapid foot movement.
C: pilgrimage route.

1. A-line—A: vertical axis 5. coat-trailing— 12. ro-ro—A: military-
on a graph. B: roof with A: provocative writing, tank-division acronym for
steep angles. C: garment speech or behaviour. “received order, rolling
flaring slightly from top B: following close behind. out.” B: industrial con-
to bottom. C: using another’s success veyor belt. C: transport
to bolster your own. ship allowing vehicles to
2. also-ran—A: short drive on and off.
film that plays before the 6. derring-do—A: avant-
main show. B: unlikely garde fashion. B: action 13. will-o’-the-wisp—
to win or succeed. displaying courage. A: plant found in Eastern
C: printing press run C: alcohol-induced state Canada. B: elusive goal
for discount sellers. of bravado. or object. C: unreliable
person.
3. by-bidder—A: auction 7. glad-hand—A: greet or
that restricts bidders welcome warmly. B: treat 14. yarn-bomb—
to certain criteria. gently due to misfortune. A: imperfections in yarn
B: municipal-project C: give a grade higher showing handmade ori-
bidder. C: one who bids than deserved. gin. B: street art using
on behalf of another to knitted or crocheted
inflate prices. 8. vis-à-vis—A: side by material. C: public perfor-
side. B: in relation to. mance that backfires.
4. catch-22—A: dilemma C: divided from.
due to conflicting condi- 15. zero-sum—situation
tions. B: desirable out- 9. mealy-mouthed— where A: both sides lose
come achieved by A: stingy with compli- equally. B: both sides
unethical means. ments. B: mean-spirited have an equal chance.
C: legal clause allowing gossip. C: avoiding C: one side’s gain is the
withdrawal from contract. straightforward speech. other side’s loss.

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reader’s digest

WORD POWER Robin Hood tales feature Ro-Ro ships are ideal for
ANSWERS many feats of derring-do. transporting cars to and
from Europe.
1. A-line—C: garment 7. glad-hand—A: greet
flaring slightly from top or welcome warmly; 13. will-o’-the-wisp—
to bottom; as, A-line as, Candidates were B: elusive goal or object;
dresses are versatile and glad-handing voters after as, Chaya had little
typically flattering. the debate. patience for will-o’-the-
wisp ideas and preferred
2. also-ran—B: unlikely 8. vis-à-vis—B: in rela- to work on achievable
to win or succeed; as, tion to; as, Marie’s goals.
Zamira planned to pass income vis-à-vis her
the also-ran contestants expenditures was very 14. yarn-bomb—
and take an early lead. healthy, qualifying her B: street art using knitted
for a bank loan. or crocheted material; as,
3. by-bidder—C: one Lampposts are common
who bids on behalf of 9. mealy-mouthed— yarn-bomb targets.
another to inflate prices; C: avoiding straight-
as, Use of a by-bidder is forward speech; as, Afraid 15. zero-sum—C: situa-
illegal in Canada. of getting fired, Joe was tion where one side’s gain
mealy-mouthed during is the other side’s loss; as,
4. catch-22—A: dilemma the staff meeting. Poker is a zero-sum game
due to conflicting condi- where the winnings equal
tions; as, Joshua faced 10. pell-mell—A: disor- the bets of the losers.
the catch-22 of needing derly or rushed manner;
a job to get experience as, The children rushed CROSSWORD
and needing experience pell-mell into the play- ANSWERS
to get a job. ground, despite calls
to slow down. FROM PAGE 104
5. coat-trailing—
A: provocative writing, 11. pied-à-terre— D A T UM T I T H E
speech or behaviour; as, A: small space kept for E L ORA ONEOR
Bob was known for his occasional use; as, An R I T E S F I RMA
coat-trailing during town avid skier, Rosa dreamed EGO CA F R E S
council meetings. of buying a pied-à-terre KN EW D E GA S
at the slopes.
6. derring-do—B: action A SHE S
displaying courage; as, 12. ro-ro—C: transport C A S I O T AMP
ship allowing vehicles to POL PCS V I A
drive on and off; as, A L I A S TOO L S
PABLO E L I OT
AS I AN PERS E

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CROSSWORD for short
32 Windows openers?
Pardon My Latin 34 Canadian passenger

BY Barbara Olson rail line
35 Something after a.k.a.
1 2345 6 7 8 9 10 37 ___ of the trade
39 Picasso or Neruda
11 12 40 Writer George who was

13 14 a woman
41 From the world’s largest
15 16 17 18
continent
19 20 21 22 42 Taken on its own

23 24 DOWN
1 Comedian Seguin
25 26 27 28 29 30 2 Adjust, as wheels
3 From head ___
31 32 33 34 4 Suffix with script or text
5 Like Fr. nouns with “le”
35 36 37 38 6 Skor-bar centre
7 Pasta ending, often
39 40 8 With 14-Across, what
landlubbers love
41 42 9 Mnemonic for the
Great Lakes
ACROSS less jolt)
1 Bit of survey output 18 Almost obsolete ph. line 10 Jazz and big band, for two
6 Church member’s 19 Didn’t just think 17 For one purpose, as
contribution 21 Renowned painter
a committee
11 Ontario home of a of dancers 20 “What ___ I thinking?!”
famous gorge 23 Part of the phoenix’s 22 Buyer’s five per cent

12 ___ the other life cycle add-on
13 Ceremonies “of passage” 25 Timex competitor 24 Nurses, as a nightcap
14 See 8-Down 27 Do a pressing task 25 Coke and Pepsi, for two
15 Self-ish psyche part? 26 Cover story?
16 Half-___ (joe with at Starbucks 28 To have, in Le Havre
31 Worker on the Hill, 29 Raonic with a racket
30 Edit function with cut

or copy
31 Bear with a too-hard bed
33 Dance-class topic
36 Carte start
38 Castanet clacker’s cry

For answers, turn to PAGE 102

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