Wise older historian overhead ...

... saying this is the book of the year in Canadian publishing, all unknown and obscure and neglected as it is.

 Chances you will see a notice of this in your daily paper:  pretty much zip nada, I guess.  (Prove me wrong.)

Update, December 18:  Mea culpa.  Here is a review by Brian Bethune in Macleans' -- not the daily paper, but still general interest media.