Materfamilias Writes

Liminal Fictions — George Saunders’ Bardo and Ali Smith’s Winter

Liminal Fictions — George Saunders’ Bardo and Ali Smith’s Winter

Almost two months since I last published here,  and before that I began this post. At first, I only got as far as drafting a title and importing the photo below.  A few days later,…

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Words and Images in Lyon

Words and Images in Lyon

 These cartoons, created for World Book Day 2018 by a host of international cartoonists, were displayed in a square we walked through in Lyon this past May.  You’ll have to squint a bit to read…

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Three Titles in Search of a (Belated) Blogpost. . .

Three Titles in Search of a (Belated) Blogpost. . .

An entire month has slipped away since I last posted here — although I did write about my friend Carol Matthews’ book Minerva’s Owl: The Bereavement Phase of My Marriage over on my main blog. In case…

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A Memoir of Love and Grief: The Bereavement Phase of a Marriage

A Memoir of Love and Grief: The Bereavement Phase of a Marriage

Photo courtesy of an interview for the VIUPoints feature in a recent issue of Vancouver Island University’s online magazine I want to say a few words about a very special book I’ve just finished, and I’ve…

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The Patrick Melrose Novels, So Painful, So Funny. . .

The Patrick Melrose Novels, So Painful, So Funny. . .

I haven’t only been reading mysteries recently, although I’ve been lucky enough to have borrowed a number of good ones from the library these past several weeks. I’ve also read the first four Patrick Melrose novels…

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