Carnival

Dominique Fortier’s Wonder (2010; Trans. 2014)

Buried In Print2014-05-13T11:30:44-04:00

The appeal of reading a book like Dominique Fortier’s Wonder swells and radiates as pages turn. McClelland & Stewart, 2014 The story begins (like Dennison Smith’s The Eye of the Day, another of my favourite books in this reading year) with a proverbial bang. But despite the eruption

Dominique Fortier’s Wonder (2010; Trans. 2014)Buried In Print2014-05-13T11:30:44-04:00

Catherine Bush’s Accusation (2013)

Buried In Print2014-05-13T14:12:03-04:00

In her work as a journalist, Sara Wheeler has often inhabited “borderlands of turbulence and uncertainty”, and travelled into dangerous territory. Readers familiar with Catherine Bush's earlier novels might recall Arcadia from Rules of Engagement, her fascination with war and violence, and the question that haunts her: “What would you be willing

Catherine Bush’s Accusation (2013)Buried In Print2014-05-13T14:12:03-04:00