Difficult to describe this book. A good discussion about it however. Three plus groups, the Border Patrol, The Marijuana growers/smugglers, and the farmers and others along the border. Lots of smuggling of people and drugs across the Canadian/US border and the Border patrol, including Brandon, the autistic son of one of the farmers, and the farmers who in some cases are being paid to allow the smugglers across their land. Brandon is keen on Madeline, a neighbour, who has got involved in growing MaryJane, and he is excellent at discovering smuggling happening. Eventually John his father has a stroke, and he leaves the BP to run the farm, and Madeline gives up the drug habit and is coming to him. I love the descriptions of how Brandon recognises Birds, and of his temporal art.
C commented that it was quirky at the beginning and gathers pace at the end.
It kept me reading - Marks: Mostly 7 with one 6.
