Reviews

Shadow Child: An Apprenticeship in Love and Loss

The shadow child in the title refers to the stillborn baby Powning delivered when she was in her mid-20s, after an otherwise healthy full-term pregnancy. Never given a chance to hold her first child or ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

A Mother’s Story: My Battle to Free David Milgaard

By Joyce Milgaard with Peter Edwards

Joyce Milgaard fought for 28 years to secure the release of her son, David, from prison. During those years she held on to her unconditional love for (and belief in) her child. A Mother’s Story, ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Somatic: The Life and Work of Egon Schiele

By Catherine Owen

Young Vancouver poet Catherine Owen has taken on a formidable task in choosing the work of artist Egon Schiele as the subject of her first major book. Holding up the mirror of poetry to a ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

The Sweet Taste of Lightning

By Sheri-D Wilson

Action poet Sheri-D Wilson’s fourth collection of poetry begs to be heard, not read. Her raucous, outrageous style and dark humour are evident in poems about work, sex, and relationships. Wilson’s world is raw with ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

Thirty-four Ways of Looking at Jane Eyre

By Joan Givner

This book defies generic classification, including as it does 11 short stories, several autobiographical memoirs, an author profile of Elly Danica, and a number of essays dealing with the author’s work as a literary biographer, ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Anthologies

The Possibility of Dreaming on a Night Without Stars

By Michael Kaufman

Michael Kaufman’s ponderously titled first novel is not entirely successful, but it isn’t marred by any glaring ineptitude or any single, tragic flaw. Rather, the writing includes both small triumphs and moments of awkwardness as ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

A Blue with Blood in It

By Elizabeth Philips

A Blue with Blood in It, the latest collection of poetry from award-winning poet Elizabeth Philips, resonates with the rhythms and colours of a prairie landscape. Reminiscent of her fellow Saskatchewan poet Lorna Crozier, Philips ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

What She Can Remember

By Donna Dunlop

Singer-songwriter Donna Dunlop’s first novel, What She Can Remember reads more like a personal memoir than a work of fiction. Set in the mid- to late 1960s and written in both past and present tense, ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Parable Beach

By Paddy McCallum

A recent series of television ads promoting B.C. tourism urged viewers to discover “Super. Natural.” Anyone wondering what the advertisers meant could do worse than turn to B.C. poet Paddy McCallum. The four sectionsof his ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

The Family Man

By Stephen Zeifman

Casey is a guy who seems to have it all: a successful Toronto architecture practice; a smart, lovely wife; a lively teenage daughter; and two fine sons. Why isn’t Casey happy? He’s not sure, but ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

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