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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

★ Lost Girls

By Andrew Pyper

Andrew Pyper does for Northern Ontario what Charles Dickens did for the streets of London: he brings the landscape alive, giving it a sense of character and history. On the surface, Lost Girls is about ... Read More »

February 22, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Laughing Falcon

By William Deverell

Political subterfuge, an exotic locale, and potential romance are popular potent ingredients for action thrillers, but it’s a tricky cocktail to concoct. The Laughing Falcon, William Deverell’s 11th novel, begins with Maggie Schneider, a harmless ... Read More »

February 22, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Elle

By Douglas Glover

Douglas Glover’s ninth book, Elle, opens with a Rabelaisian scene of illicit fornication and vomiting. It is promising stuff – lascivious, bizarre, entertaining – and while much of the novel lives up to that promise, ... Read More »

February 22, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels