Quill and Quire

Fiction: Novels

The Quilted Heart

By R. M. Vaughan

R.M. Vaughan, at the beginning of A Quilted Heart, advises: “Friends may read this fiction and come to believe the persons represented within are themselves, or perhaps other friends. They will be wrong.” This caveat, ... Read More »

February 22, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Voyageurs

By Margaret Elphinstone

The best historical fiction is worth reading for two reasons: it tells a good story, and it imparts a lot of information painlessly. Scottish writer Margaret Elphinstone’s Voyageurs almost succeeds on both counts. Mark Greenhow, ... Read More »

February 22, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Death Du Jour

By Kathy Reichs

Forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs was the first-time crime-novelist sensation of 1997. Her acclaimed debut, Déjà Dead, made the New York Times bestseller list, won the Arthur Ellis Award, and was a bestseller in both Canada ... Read More »

February 22, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels