Book Description
For many women, fathers are a mystery that puzzle and haunt them. They are "the other," neither lover nor son, defined more often by silence than by words, by emotional absence more than by physical presence—until now. In 22 original narratives, some of Canada's most acclaimed writers share stories, memories, insights, and revelations about the first man in their lives—their dads.
About the Author
Sandra Martin, a senior feature writer with The Globe and Mail, has won the Atkinson and Canadian Journalism Fellowships and multiple National Magazine Awards. She was the co-editor of the annual Oberon Best Short Stories and Coming Attractions anthologies from 1984 through 1986 and is the co-author of three books, including Rupert Brooke in Canada and Card Tricks: Bankers, Boomers and the Explosion of Plastic Credit, which was shortlisted for the Canadian Business Book Award in 1993. A past president of PEN Canada, she is the mother of a grown son and daughter. She lives in Toronto with her husband and her cat, Alice.
Margaret Atwood is the award-winning and bestselling author of more than thirty-five volumes of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction including The Handmaid's Tale.
