- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Canada; 1 edition (May 1 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0143051172
- ISBN-13: 978-0143051176
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 318 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #362,319 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Powerful women. Powerful stories with resonance and illumination." -- Women's Post
"... impressively thoughtful and thought-provoking glimpses into the many different kinds of relationships shared between daughters and fathers... a gift." -- Edmonton Journal
"...a tour de force. [Sandra Martin has] gathered the best writers in the country; their energy and creativity pour out of this collection... It is a singular collection that deserves wide recognition and distribution." -- Peter C. Newman
"...revelatory moments from a diverse set of women, ranges from the tragic to the comic with strong contributions from Eden Robinson, Lisa Moore, Catherine Gildiner, Emily Urquhart, Christie Blatchford, Sarah Murdoch, Susan Swan, P.K. Page and Rachel Manley." -- The Globe and Mail review
"...the reader is rewarded with a rich trove of essays that are striking for their focus, frankness, and economy. In fact, the writing is so consistently good that it's hard to single any of it out for special praise." -- Quill & Quire starred review
"This is a book for fathers of daughters. Stunning, revealing, heart-warming, chilling, and moving, each story packs the unique power that is found only in family. Read it and learn. And then go hug your daughters." -- Roy MacGregor, author of The Home Team
"... impressively thoughtful and thought-provoking glimpses into the many different kinds of relationships shared between daughters and fathers... a gift." -- Edmonton Journal
"...a tour de force. [Sandra Martin has] gathered the best writers in the country; their energy and creativity pour out of this collection... It is a singular collection that deserves wide recognition and distribution." -- Peter C. Newman
"...revelatory moments from a diverse set of women, ranges from the tragic to the comic with strong contributions from Eden Robinson, Lisa Moore, Catherine Gildiner, Emily Urquhart, Christie Blatchford, Sarah Murdoch, Susan Swan, P.K. Page and Rachel Manley." -- The Globe and Mail review
"...the reader is rewarded with a rich trove of essays that are striking for their focus, frankness, and economy. In fact, the writing is so consistently good that it's hard to single any of it out for special praise." -- Quill & Quire starred review
"This is a book for fathers of daughters. Stunning, revealing, heart-warming, chilling, and moving, each story packs the unique power that is found only in family. Read it and learn. And then go hug your daughters." -- Roy MacGregor, author of The Home Team
Book Description
For many women, fathers are a mystery that puzzles and haunts us. They are “the other,” neither lover nor son, defined more often by silence than words, by emotional absence than physical presence—until now.
In twenty-two original narratives, some of Canada’s most acclaimed writers share stories, memories, insights, and revelations—from the comic to the tragic, and every shading in between—about the first man in their lives. Complex, compelling, unforgettable, these stories will open a fresh and intense conversation with daughters everywhere about the men they’ve observed since childhood: their fathers.
Contributors
Katherine Ashenburg, Anita Rau Badami, Christie Blatchford, Mary Anne Brinckman, Nancy Dorrance, Jane Finlay-Young, Camilla Gibb, Catherine Gildiner, Rebecca Godfrey, Rachel Manley, Sandra Martin, Lisa Moore, Sarah Murdoch, Marina Nemat, P.K. Page, Emma Richler, Eden Robinson, Rebecca Snow, Tina Srebotnjak, Susan Swan, Emily Urquhart, and Pamela Wallin
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