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Crackpotby Adele WisemanISBN 0771098510 (0-7710-9851-0)
Softcover, McClelland & Stewart
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Crackpot: A Novel'Book summary:Hoda, the protagonist of Crackpot, is one of the most captivating characters in Canadian fiction. Graduating from a tumultuous childhood to a life of prostitution, she becomes a legend in her neighbourhood, a canny and ingenious woman, generous, intuitive, and exuding a wholesome lust for life.
Resonant with myth and superstition, this radiant novel is a joyous celebration of life and the mystery that is at the heart of all experience.
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Kenji and the Cricketby Adele WisemanISBN 0889841268 (0-88984-126-8)
Hardcover, Porcupines Quill
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Old Woman at Playby Adele WisemanISBN 077201230X (0-7720-1230-X)
Hardcover, Clarke, Irwin
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Puccini and the Prowlersby Adele Wiseman , Kim LafaveISBN 0889711542 (0-88971-154-2)
Hardcover, Harbour Pub Co
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The Sacrificeby Adele Wiseman , Anne MichaelsISBN 0771034725 (0-7710-3472-5)
Softcover, McClelland & Stewart
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Selected Letters of Margaret Laurence and Adele Wisemanby Margaret Laurence, John Lennox, Adele Wiseman , Ruth PanofskyISBN 0802080901 (0-8020-8090-1)
Softcover, Univ of Toronto Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Selected Letters of Margaret Laurence and Adele Wiseman'Book summary:Over A Period of Forty Years, From 1947 To 1986, Margaret Laurence And Adele Wiseman wrote constantly to one another. Their topics were as wide-ranging as their interests and experiences, and their correspondence encompassed many of the varied events of their lives. Laurence's letters reveal much about the impact of her years in Africa, motherhood, her anxieties and insecurities, and her liberation as a writer. Wiseman, whose literary success came early in her career, provided a sympathetic ear and constant encouragement to Laurence.
While the personal habits of each writer mean that there are far more letters from Laurence to Wiseman, the editors' selection has been directed by an interest in these women as friends and writers. Their experiences with the publishing world -- from editors and publishers to agents -- offer an engaging perspective on literary apprenticeship, rejection, and success. The letters reveal the extent to which both women played important roles at a time when Canadian writers stimulated and participated in the buoyant cultural nationalism of the 1960s and 1970s.
This is an extremely important book, essential to scholars working on Canadian literature, and also of great interest to the general reading public, as it contains significant unpublished primary material that is otherwise virtually unavailable. The introduction contextualizes the background of each writer, and the annotations clarify the text by identifying people, events, issues, and places. The Laurence-Wiseman letters offer a fascinating glimpse into the lives and friendship of two remarkable women whose personal correspondence was written with verve, compassion, and wit. [via]
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Stone Angelby Margaret Laurence, John Lennox, Adele Wiseman , Ruth PanofskyISBN 0771099894 (0-7710-9989-4)
Softcover, McClelland & Stewart Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Stone Angel'Book summary:The first of Margaret Laurence's compelling series of novels set in Manawaka, the fictional Scots-Irish community that Laurence created based on her childhood home of Neepawa, Manitoba, is also one of her most enduring. The Stone Angel is the story of Hagar Shipley. Cantankerous, cranky and often befuddled at 90, Hagar isn't ready to give up her independence and go into an old-age home. But she is trapped in a body that is betraying her bit by bit and a mind that overwhelms her with passionate, painful memories.
In this intimate accounting of her life, she recalls her privileged life as the daughter of Manawaka's only merchant, the rebellious spirit that led her to a miserable life as a farm wife, and the devastating death of her favourite child. When her son threatens to put her into a home, she takes matters into her own hands and seeks refuge in an abandoned canning factory. Hagar might be an irascible, vicious, and even vulgar old woman, but her feisty resilience makes her one of the most remarkable and appealing characters in Canadian literature. Laurence's first Manawaka novel, with its unforgettable portrait of old age, brilliantly sets the scene for the next books in the series. --Jeffrey Canton [via]
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We Who Can Flyby Elizabeth Greene, Adele WisemanISBN 0920953999 (0-920953-99-9)
Softcover, Cormorant Books
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