Quill and Quire

Fiction: Novels

Pure Inventions

By James King

The world of Pure Inventions is complex, intriguing, and quite beautiful in its rendering. It is a world that straddles two cultures within the life and body of a Japanese-American protagonist, Hiroshi. But it is ... Read More »

June 1, 2006 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Reparations

By Stephen Kimber

Stephen Kimber’s first novel, Reparations, takes a bold step forward for Halifax fiction and Canadian literature in general by confronting the still unresolved issue of Africville’s demise. In the early 1960s, the city razed the ... Read More »

June 1, 2006 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Story House

By Timothy Taylor

Timothy Taylor’s career has had an atypical trajectory so far. In 2000, he placed three short stories in the Journey Prize anthology, including that year’s winning tale. In 2001, his first novel, Stanley Park, hit ... Read More »

May 30, 2006 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Mean Boy

By Lynn Coady

It’s not often that one hears the term “great minor novel” bandied about in a Canadian literary context, possibly because the scene in this country is still relatively young and close-knit. There isn’t the room ... Read More »

May 1, 2006 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels