by prfire | Oct 24, 2012 | Book Reviews, Poetry
Finally, a Western Canadian, a Métis, writing about the mythic Western Canadian hero Louis Riel, whose first language was French and who was raised a devout Catholic. Father of Confederation for Manitoba, elected to parliament three times but unable to take his seat...
by prfire | Oct 24, 2012 | Book Reviews, Fiction
According to author Alison Preston, strange things happen even in quiet suburbs. In fact, her sixth novel spins such a tale. Winner of the 2012 Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction, the book recounts the story of an eccentric young woman and an unsolved murder in...
by prfire | Oct 24, 2012 | Book Reviews, Fiction
It may say something about Canada and Canadians that one of our canonical twentieth-century novels was called Beautiful Losers. And perhaps, in light of the 2012 Olympics, it’s instructive that as a nation we’ve focused so much attention on a soccer team that was,...
by prfire | Oct 24, 2012 | Book Reviews, Fiction
Science and mathematics are never far away from the consciousness of the characters in this first collection of twelve short stories by Saskatoon’s Sandy Bonny. The story “Sense” follows a female archaeologist named Alwynne on a field trip into the wilderness: Rather...
by prfire | Oct 24, 2012 | Book Reviews, Fiction
Kalila by Rosemary Nixon is the poignant story of a couple whose baby girl is born with severe medical problems, including an enlarged heart, very high blood pressure, breathing difficulties, and an undeveloped kidney. Born just under four weeks early and weighing...
by prfire | Oct 24, 2012 | Book Reviews, Fiction
The use of drugs is a fact of everyday life as well as the subject of significant literary scrutiny, ranging from the avant-garde to the conventional in both form and content. While many stories of pharmacological exploration are closely aligned with traditional...
