Wonder World by K.R. Byggdin (Enfield & Wizenty) When I saw the cover of this book (a jar of pickles?), I knew I had to read it. (And--although Byggdin grew up in Manitoba--they are now living on the East Coast.) Isaac Funk has been living in Halifax for ten years; for ten years he has … Continue reading From the Library: Community, growing up, and pop tarts
I like most of the books I read, but I especially appreciate unique ways of telling stories. Miriam Toews wanted to write about the events that happened in the Manitoba Colony of Bolivia. Between 2005 and 2009, in a remote Mennonite colony in Bolivia named the Manitoba Colony, after the province in Canada, many girls … Continue reading Women Talking by Miriam Toews
I read Irma Voth to fulfill the I obligation in my A-Z CanLit Challenge, going with the title instead of the author's name this time. A little while ago, I read All My Puny Sorrows and loved it, so I thought it would be fun to read another Miriam Toews book. Irma Voth is … Continue reading Irma Voth by Miriam Toews
Consumed by Ink 