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Fiction: Novels

The Dead of Winter

By Lisa Appignanesi

Set in Montreal immediately following the 1989 massacre of 14 women at Université de Montréal, Lisa Appignanesi’s fifth novel begins with the apparent suicide of a fictional stage actress named Madeleine Blais, and follows the ... Read More »

February 22, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Violent Stars

By Phyllis Gotlieb

Canadians have never been a people to harbour imperial ambitions. We’re an offshoot of one failed empire and the neighbour of its successor. When it comes to the arts, Canadians are cultural chameleons, quietly absorbing ... Read More »

February 22, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Tell It Slant

By Beth Follett

Toronto publisher and editor Beth Follett isn’t shy about placing her debut novel, Tell It Slant, in some heady literary company. The title is taken from an Emily Dickinson poem, and within the first few ... Read More »

February 22, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Spelling Mississippi

By Marnie Woodrow

In this bourbon-soaked barnburner of a tale, the Mississippi River becomes the catalyst for one woman’s midnight swim, and another’s plunge into obsession. Spelling Mississippi is short-story writer Marnie Woodrow’s first novel, and she’s chosen ... Read More »

February 22, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels