I went into this book knowing that I would find it interesting, but did not expect to love it as much as I did. Salverson has taken the topic of the 'atomic highway' and used it to write an intimate and moving memoir about guilt and innocence, trauma and recovery. Julie Salverson has an interesting … Continue reading Lines of Flight: An Atomic Memoir by Julie Salverson
Category: Canadian Lit
Library Finds: ‘Nine Bells for a Man’ and ‘Victory Meat’
Nine Bells for a Man by Peter Unwin (2000) All along I thought I would read one of my Jane Urqhart books for the letter 'U' in my A-Z CanLit Project. But no, I couldn't be sensible - I had to ignore the five Urquhart novels I have on my shelf and search the library for … Continue reading Library Finds: ‘Nine Bells for a Man’ and ‘Victory Meat’
Under the Visible Life by Kim Echlin
From what I have seen so far, Under the Visible Life has not been getting the attention it deserves. Thanks to Susan at A Life in Books, I bumped it up my list, read it over the Holidays, and loved every minute of it. Both Susan and Naomi (The Writes of Woman) included it on … Continue reading Under the Visible Life by Kim Echlin
An Emily Readalong
Two years ago I participated in the Green Gables Readalong. We read one Anne book a month starting in January and ending in August. Ever since then, I have wanted to do the same with Emily. It's been at least 20 years since I read about her. I was originally going to start this month, but … Continue reading An Emily Readalong
Highlights of 2016: Part 2
In Highlights of 2016: Part 1, I focused on books form Atlantic Canada. Here I will focus on... The rest of Canada # of Canadian books read: 69 (last year, 59) % books Canadian: 67% (last year, 65.5%) STANDOUTS: (in no particular order) Watch How We Walk by Jennifer Lovegrove - Jehovah's Witnesses, coming-of-age The Douglas Notebooks by … Continue reading Highlights of 2016: Part 2
Highlights of 2016: Part 1
Atlantic Canada This year I tried to focus more on Reading Atlantic Canada, and ended up reading 22 books. 32% of my CanLit reading was from Atlantic Canada. Newfoundland - 7 Nova Scotia - 12 New Brunswick - 3 PEI - 0 (I'm remedying this right now by reading The Blythes are Quoted by L.M. Montgomery. … Continue reading Highlights of 2016: Part 1
Field Notes: A City Girl’s Search for Heart and Home in Rural Nova Scotia by Sara Jewell
This book was just what I needed after my string of amazing Giller reads. Engaging, but completely different. In 2006, when Sara Jewell's marriage ended, her first thought was to go to Pugwash, a small community in Cumberland County Nova Scotia where she had spent her summers as a child. She ended up staying, and … Continue reading Field Notes: A City Girl’s Search for Heart and Home in Rural Nova Scotia by Sara Jewell
Novellas in November 2016
Novellas in November is hosted by Laura at Reading in Bed. The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman by Denis Thériault, translated by Liedewy Hawke This book could just as easily be called The Lonely Life of a Peculiar Postman. Either way, it was the perfect escape from the election results; I curled up by … Continue reading Novellas in November 2016
Guy by Jowita Bydlowska
About Guy: Easy on the eyes.. And knows it. Eats well. Works out every morning. Rich and successful. Owns a house on the beach. The beach that he likes to walk his dog on, and watch women look at him. He rates these women on a scale of 1 to 10. His prefers 3s, 4s … Continue reading Guy by Jowita Bydlowska
Canadian Books on the International Dublin Award Longlist 2017
This year there are 15 Canadian books on the International Dublin Award Longlist, and I was surprised to see that I have read many of them. So, here's a little round-up... 10 Canadian books on the list that I've read and reviewed: (Click on the book titles to see my reviews.) Fifteen Dogs by André … Continue reading Canadian Books on the International Dublin Award Longlist 2017
Consumed by Ink 