R.I.P. Alma Lee (1940 – 2025)

“The visionary behind the Vancouver Writers Fest, Alma Lee (left) died on March 25. She leaves behind a literary extravaganza that draws 30,000 attendees annually.FULL STORY

 

Tying up life’s loose ends

August 20th, 2021

In Christina Myers’s second title, The List of Last Chances (Caitlin $22.95) her fictional character, thirty-something Ruthie is unemployed, newly single and sleeping on a friend’s couch. To get away and earn some quick cash, she desperately takes a job driving a Vancouver man’s aging mother, Kay from PEI to his home on the west coast. Ruthie is soon sidetracked by Kay’s bucket-list that includes visiting old friends along the way and re-connecting with a long-lost love. While playing secret matchmaker, Ruthie is increasingly questioned by the son seeking updates and wanting a speedy arrival of his mother. Ruthie gets caught up in a web of her own lies. 9781773860596

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