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Fiction: Novels

Prodigy

By Nancy Huston

Prodigy, a new novella by Giller-nominated author Nancy Huston, is a strange, lush little tale. Told from the points of view of half a dozen characters, it recounts the symbiosis of three women: Lara, a ... Read More »

March 8, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Blue Moon

By James King

Blue Moon is the fictional memoir of a real person: the notorious Evelyn Dick. The glamorous young widow faced two criminal trials in Hamilton, Ontario, in 1946 – for the murder and dismemberment of her ... Read More »

March 8, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Near Water

By Hugh Hood

With the publication of this initially daunting, progressively more and more absorbing, and ultimately radiant book, Hugh Hood concludes The New Age, the epic cycle of 12 novels that he began with The Swing in ... Read More »

March 8, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Free Reign

By Rosemary Aubert

The premise of Free Reign is promising. Ellis Portal, a former judge, is one of Toronto’s homeless, living in the bush lining the city’s Don River Valley. One day, he finds a man’s amputated hand, ... Read More »

March 7, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Banjo Lessons

By David Carpenter

In Tim Fisher, the anti-hero of David Carpenter’s seventh book, the prairie author has created an engaging character whose struggle toward independence and maturity fills this long and frequently very funny coming-of-age novel. Set in Alberta, ... Read More »

March 7, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels