I received a complimentary ARC of this memoir from Netgalley, author David Wayne Stewart, and publisher Doubleday. Thank you all for sharing your hard work with me. I have read True North, Down South, of my own volition, and this review reflects my honest opinion of this work. I was truly surprised the divide in Canada between the French portions and the English, was as distinct and disturbing as they are portrayed here.

And we do see the unsettling sense of distrust David Wayne Stewart felt as a boy, and the way that carried into his adult life. And I love that he spends most of that life in the lower 48. An excellent look at us from the outside.

I enjoyed the author’s story of his Canadian upbringing, as well as his years in the U.S. I read it before visiting Canada, which really added to my understanding of the area.

Australians like me are often fascinated by the relationship between Canada and America, such close neighbours who seem such world’s apart culturally. This book is funny, thought provoking and insightful. It gives, in accessible chunks, perspectives from the front line of experience,

Abandoned at 30% mark. Not a good fit for me as I couldn't connect to the author's stories. Thank you for the opportunity to read the DRC.

As an American with a love for and fascination with Canada, I really enjoyed this book and I think it will be a good read for anyone with even a minor interest in Canada!

Thank you to the author, True North Press and NetGalley, for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This memoir has some fascinating aspects, such as the author's childhood as an English speaker in francophone Quebec, and childhood memories of living near an asbestos pit (what a time it was, when asbestos was regarded so positively). The author's immigrant journey, and his search for identity as a Canadian expat living in the USA were a big part of the book, but I have to admit it didn't really grab me. The self-deprecating Canadian niceness of it all was a bit too much for me - but this could certainly be a great book for other Canadian expats.

The memoir, True North, Down South by David Stewart is the story of a Canadian émigré. Subtitled Tales of a Professional Canadian in America, it opens with a road trip to Quebec and an asbestos pit. From such beginnings, an interesting tale of an Anglophobe-Quebecois journey to American-Canadian ex-pat, exploration of identity is the crux of his family life and professional career. Challenged by Quebec separatists as a child and then later as a United States immigrant, the feelings of being an outsider are conveyed in twenty-eight personal stories narrated with charm and self-deprecation. A compelling portrait of immigration, highlighting the contrasting Canadian/American cultures with a four star read rating. With thanks to True North Press and the author, for an uncorrected advanced reader copy for review purposes. As always, the opinions herein are totally my own and freely given.

I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. This turned out not to be what I thought it was going to be. I thought it would be more stories about hockey, but it wasn't quite all about hockey.

Book received for free through NetGalley

I’m so grateful I came across this book as I hadn’t realized how much I needed to see it. As a Canadian expat in California this was exactly the book I needed to see. Thanks for writing it