I wasn't going back there[Sweet Home]. ... Placing her children outside the horror of slavery, even if it meant taking their lives, was in her mind a justified act of love, nothing more. ... When Paul D. calls into question her thinking, Sethe still refuses to see her own role in what has come to pass: 'What you did was wrong, Sethe.' ...

• Word Count: 3106
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

Lion (1987) is a novel which takes place in Toronto in the years following the First World War. Ondaatje's next novel, 1992's The English Patient, won the Governor General's Award and the Booker Prize, and was made into an award-winning film. ... In the course of his adventures, Patrick's life intersects with those of characters who reappear in Ondaatje's Booker Prize-winning The English Patient. 256 pp. ...

• Word Count: 3985
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School