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{{Short description|1941 romantic-realist novel by Hugh MacLennan}}
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| caption          = First edition (US)
| author           = [[Hugh MacLennan]]
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| country          = Canada
| language         = English
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| genre            = Historical, romance
| publisher        = [[Duell, Sloan & Pearce]]
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| pub_date         = 1941
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| pages            = 336
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| isbn             = 978-0771034893
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'''''Barometer Rising''''' is a romantic-realist [[novel]] by [[Canadians|Canadian]] author [[Hugh MacLennan]]. The work explores life in [[City of Halifax|Halifax]], [[Nova Scotia]] during [[World War I]], and its interruption by the [[Halifax explosion]]. The narrative predominantly follows and pivots upon the romantic life of Penny Wain.

The book had been difficult to publish as MacLennan had previously written regarding international themes, while ''Barometer Rising'' contained a decidedly nationalist overtone. Once published, the novel was wildly successful, and permitted MacLennan to leave his full-time job at [[Lower Canada College]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/barometer-rising/|title=Barometer Rising|first=SUSANNE|last=MARSHALL|publisher=}}</ref>

The novel, with afterword by [[Alistair MacLeod]], ranks among the books which compose the [[New Canadian Library]].