The Age of Hope by David Bergen
In The Age of Hope, Giller Prize-winner David Bergen (The Time In Between) brings us the story of Hope Flett. Growing up not-quite-Mennonite in a mostly Mennonite town, poor in a place where the “Blessed…had a monetary value,” Hope is struck by her mother’s advice: “find something you love doing, and find someone whom you enjoy spending time with because you’re going to be with him till you die.” But does Hope heed her words?