I think the response to At the Water's Edge will vary a great deal between readers (this is already apparent if you look at the Goodreads reviews). Even I have started and re-started this review many times, trying to figure out how best to describe this book. I think how much you enjoy it will depend … Continue reading At the Water’s Edge by Sara Gruen
Tag: WWII
Obasan by Joy Kogawa
As I have already talked about in my post about Joy Kogawa, Obasan is a novel she wrote based on her experiences as a young Japanese-Canadian girl during the time of the Second World War. Obasan has become required reading in our schools and has been quoted on Parliament Hill. Why it has taken me … Continue reading Obasan by Joy Kogawa
Joy Kogawa
I have chosen Joy Kogawa's Obasan to be the 'K' book for my A-Z Canlit challenge. I can't believe I have waited so long to read this book, but I was helped along by the book fairy when I recently came across a copy of it at a book sale. I snatched it up just in time to … Continue reading Joy Kogawa
Remembrance by Alistair MacLeod
Alistair MacLeod was a Canadian novelist and short story writer. He was born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan in 1936, but moved back to Cape Breton when he was 10. He died in Windsor, Ontario in 2014. He taught English and creative writing at the University of Windsor for more than 30 years, but returned to his family's … Continue reading Remembrance by Alistair MacLeod
Guernica by Dave Boling
I read this book a while ago now, but kept putting it on the back burner until I had time to write about it, since it was not one that had to go back to the library. I also didn't quite know what to say about it. There is a lot going on in this … Continue reading Guernica by Dave Boling
Coventry by Helen Humphreys
"Intertwining themes of love, loneliness, and remembrance", Coventry tells the story of two women and a young man, whose lives intersect, on the night of November 14, 1940 as the city of Coventry burns. Harriet is a war widow who lost her husband at a very young age in WWI. She has been alone ever … Continue reading Coventry by Helen Humphreys
Consumed by Ink 