Barometer Rising by Hugh Maclennan

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"In the winter of 1917, Penelope Wain is convinced her lover, Neil Macrae, is dead — killed in action while serving overseas. That he apparently died in disgrace does not alter her love for the soldier, who, unbeknownst to her, has returned to Halifax to clear his name, only days before a catastrophic explosion in the Harbour will forever change their lives."

This 1941 novel written by author Hugh Maclennan explores life in Halifax, Nova Scotia during WWI and its interruption by the Halifax explosion.