Egregious errors and great gaps?!

2014-03-09T15:53:34-04:00

David Stouck's Ethel Wilson: A Critical Biography UTP, 2003 Here is what David Stouck wrote about Mary McAlpine's book about Ethel Wilson's life: "When I read the book I was aware of egregious errors and great gaps in the life. In the opinion of many reviewers, the book was poorly

Egregious errors and great gaps?!2014-03-09T15:53:34-04:00

Reading Like A Country Cat

2014-03-09T14:36:51-04:00

Ethel Wilson's Stories, Essays and Letters, Ed. David Stouck U of BC Press, 1987 If you are keenly interested in Ethel Wilson, you will definitely appreciate this volume, which does gather nine stories not published in her Mrs. Golightly collection, six essays, and selected correspondence from 1944 through 1974. And,

Reading Like A Country Cat2014-03-09T14:36:51-04:00

Good guesses about Ethel Wilson

2014-03-31T15:49:55-04:00

Mary McAlpine's The Other Side of Silence: A Life of Ethel Wilson Harbour Publishing, 1988 I came across this bit in David Stouck's biography before I even had a copy of Mary McAlpine's book in my hands and it raised a string of questions that niggled and nagged until I

Good guesses about Ethel Wilson2014-03-31T15:49:55-04:00

Charmed by Mrs. Golightly

2014-02-27T19:41:04-05:00

Ethel Wilson's Mrs. Golightly and Other Stories (Macmillan, 1961) One thing I regretted about February's reading was my having neglected to include a short story and in March I've been neglecting the books on my own shelves (in favour of newer, shinier books from the library). So before someone calls

Charmed by Mrs. Golightly2014-02-27T19:41:04-05:00

Oprah Bookclub, 1954

2014-02-27T19:17:23-05:00

If Oprah had had a bookclub in 1954, she would have chosen Ethel Wilson's Swamp Angel. And I say this because, despite the ongoing debate amongst booklovers about the significance of Oprah's Bookclub, she has featured many of my favourite writers (e.g. Jane Hamilton, Ursula Hegi, Rohinton Mistry, Barbara Kingsolver,

Oprah Bookclub, 19542014-02-27T19:17:23-05:00
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