The Broad Canvas: Portraits of Women by Women

By Linda Rogers, Barbara Pedrick photog.

“You are not mad,” poet Robin Skelton once said to Susan Musgrave: “You are a poet.” At the time – the late sixties – the wiry teenager was hospitalized because everyone else thought she was ... Read More »

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Egotists and Autocrats: The Prime Ministers of Canada

By George Bowering

Not so many years ago, when Brian Mulroney led this country into yet another of his misbegotten constitutional adventures, The Globe and Mail ran an editorial reminding readers that Canada was a country-in-progress. We all ... Read More »

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: History

The Dionnes

By Ellie Tesher

The story of the Dionne quintuplets is an oft-told tale. Pierre Berton’s book on their miraculous birth during the Depression appeared in 1977. The surviving sisters’ battle for financial justice was headline news in 1998. ... Read More »

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Jan Wong’s China: Reports from a Not-So-Foreign Correspondent

By Jan Wong

Jan Wong may be her own worst enemy. Anyone not familiar with her work as The Globe and Mail’s talented Beijing correspondent from 1988 to 1994 should be; otherwise they may dismiss her as the ... Read More »

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: History

Paper Shadows: A Chinatown Childhood

By Wayson Choy

Wayson Choy avoids potential second-novel pitfalls by turning from fiction to non-fiction, following the spectacular success of The Jade Peony with a memoir. The relationship between the two books is so intricate and reflexive that ... Read More »

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Truth and Bright Water

By Thomas King

Cousins Tecumseh and Lum live in the small American border town of Truth. Bright Water, a reserve, is across the river in Canada. One night, the boys see a woman jump into the river. Then, ... Read More »

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Health Talk: How to Communicate with Your Doctor

By Mary F. Hawkins

Many of us approaching 40 (or 50) are acutely aware of how we need to pay attention to diet, exercise, and general health. We may find we can no longer eat like teenagers without gaining ... Read More »

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

Fat Wars: 45 Days to Transform Your Body

By Brad King

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

Living the Good Life: Your Guide to Health and Success

By David Patchell-Evans

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

Kit’s Law

By Donna Morrissey

In her debut novel, Newfoundland native Donna Morrissey, who now lives in Halifax, tells us more than we need to know about her characters. The novel establishes its setting – 1950s outport Newfoundland – quickly, ... Read More »

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

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