Chatelaine Book Club with our editorial team
Reviews, interviews, news and chats from the world of books.
Discussion: Gurjinder Basran’s Everything Was Good-Bye, Part 1
- Fri Mar 30 2012
- Laurie Grassi
In Part 1 of our chat about Gurjinder Basran’s provocative debut novel, Everything Was Good-Bye (to page 96) Lora, Alex and I discuss Basran’s writing, our perceptions of her characters and how they were presented, as well as the larger theme of the clash of cultures and traditions.
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Forgotten Country by Catherine Chung
- Wed Mar 28 2012
- Grace Toby
Janie has to deal with a curse: Legend has it that a sister from each generation of her family disappears. So when her younger sister, Hannah, is born, their grandmother tasks Janie with watching over and protecting the girl.
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The Affair by Alicia Clifford
- Mon Mar 26 2012
- Lora Grady
A beloved matriarch lived a rich life full of love and happiness — at least that’s what she’s led everyone to believe.
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Q&A with The Snow Child’s Eowyn Ivey
- Fri Mar 23 2012
- Laurie Grassi
The debut author of The Snow Child talks to us about her love of Alaska, the scariest thing that’s happened to her in the wild, lessons of life and love, and the importance of choosing joy — even though we can’t always make up the endings to our own stories.
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The Starboard Sea by Amber Dermont
- Wed Mar 21 2012
- Kari Pritchard
Prep school student and sailor Jason Prosper must navigate his way through the turbulent waters of adolescence, dealing with the hardships of love and loss while completing his junior year.
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Discussion: The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey, Part 3
- Tue Mar 20 2012
- Laurie Grassi
As Alex, Lora and I come to the end of Eowyn Ivey’s enchanting debut novel, The Snow Child, we marvel at Ivey’s storytelling abilities and ponder the outcome. Who was the magical girl at the heart of the story? What was she? And what was the meaning of it all? Warning: Spoiler alert!
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Mudwoman by Joyce Carol Oates
- Mon Mar 19 2012
- Laurie Grassi
The first female president of an Ivy League university, M.R. Neukirchen is a success: intelligent, an astute leader and passionate about her work.
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