Mullins is the winner of Sarabande's prestigious Mary McCarthy Prize in Short FictionIntroduction by David MeansAuthor is very well-connected in literary circles and can expect course adoption and review in a variety of venuesSeveral stories included in this collection have seen prior publication in journals that will likely provide reviewsAuthor is a married father of two who writes about sexual taboos with humor and franknessAuthor has st ...
In this investigation of the life and varied careers of True Davidson, Eleanor Darke seeks to discover what can be «truly said about True» – a fascinating and contradictory woman who was always ahead of her time. "There was no quitter in her make-up and she fought like a banshee for whatever she believed in – which was people, truth, Canada. People either loved her or loathed her. None was indifferent. All her life True Davidson stood for ...
For political buffs, this is a fascinating view of the politics of the Diefenbaker-Pearson-Trudeau era, including backroom information never before published. For media buffs, its an inside view of the politics of our leading newspapers, and a critical analysis of modern journalism by one who helped to invent it. For those concerned with the great public issues of our times, it’s a controversial account of where constitutional reform went wrong ...
George Brown (1818-1880) was the influential editor of the Toronto Globe , the most powerful newspaper in British North America. He was also leader of the Liberal Party, arch-rival of John A. Macdonald, and the statesman who held the key to Confederation at its most critical stage. This second volume traces the sectional conflict that brought political deadlock by 1864 and makes clear Brown's vital function in finding a way out. It also se ...
Eine Silvesternacht in Berlin. Jan will sich von der lauten Stadt zuruckziehen, Audrey will die Party ihres Lebens machen und Ella kehrt fur eine Nacht zuruck, um ihre Zukunft zu klaren. Drei Schicksale von Menschen, deren Wege sich in einer Nacht kreuzen. Eine Geschichte von Wunschen und Hoffnungen, von Abschied und Neubeginn und von den besonderen Momenten im ganz normalen Leben. ...
During his 18-year reign as premier of Quebec, Maurice Duplessis dominated the province and shaped it to his image. A brilliant orator and a scathing wit, Duplessis exercised complete control over his caucus and the Cabinet. If he couldnt get a vote, he bought it. Politics was the fuel that drove his life. He died on the job. ...
At the age of nine, John Diefenbaker announced, «I'm going to be prime minister when I grow up.» He never lost sight of his goal. Diefenbaker was prime minister of Canada from 1957-1963. He believed in social justice, opening up the North, and making things better for western farmers. Canadians responded to his campaign call to «Follow John.» This compelling book recreates the tensions of the Diefenbaker era – the time of the Cold War, spy ...
Dreams vanish in most of the masterful stories that make up Norma Harrs's new collection. A young Irish girl falls in love with an older married professor and has her first date with heartache; a middle-aged woman attends her niece's wedding and drunkenly surveys the wreck of her own life and love affairs; a young woman admires her kind and beautiful neighbour so much that she is almost drawn into a not so innocent profession … Advers ...
