A lonely boy in a prairie town befriends a local outsider in 1947 and then witnesses a shocking murder.
Based on a true story, this page-turning novel from a master stylist examines the frailty and resilience of the human mind..
To Leonard\'s great surprise, at the Weyburn he is reunited with Bill and soon becomes fixated on discovering what happened on that fateful day in 1947.
Fifteen years on, as a newly graduated doctor of psychiatry, Leonard arrives at the Weyburn Mental Hospital, both excited and intimidated by the massive institution known for its experimental LSD trials.
So his shock is absolute when he witnesses Bill commit a sudden violent act and loses him to prison.
Being with Bill is everything to young Leonard--an escape from school, bullies and a hard father.
Bill doesn\'t talk much, but he allows Leonard to accompany him as he sets Rabbit snares and to visit his small, secluded dwelling.
Leonard Flint, a lonely boy in a small farming town befriends the local outsider, a man known as Rabbit Foot Bill .
Canwood, Saskatchewan, 1947.
Based on a true story.
A lonely boy in a prairie town befriends a local outsider in 1947 and then witnesses a shocking murder
