R.I.P. Stan Persky

“A major BC writer in the 1970s and 1980s, Stan Persky (at left) has died. The author of over 20 books, he co-founded the Georgia Straight Writing Supplement that led to the formation of New Star Books.FULL STORY

 

W is for Windley

November 04th, 2020

Midnight Train to Prague (HarperCollins $24.99), about a young woman caught up in World War II’s tragic turmoil is Carol Windley’s fourth title. The protagonist, Natalie Faber looks for her husband in Prague but ends up in a concentration camp where she makes a strong connection with a young girl named Anna. Windley’s story collection Home Schooling (Comorant 2006) won the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize; and Visible Light (Oolichan, 1993) took the Bumbershoot/Weyerhaeuser Prize. 978-1443461023

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