Category Archives: Biography

The Paper Garden

Posted on August 21, 2012 by barefootheart

The Paper Garden: Mrs. Delany Begins Her Life’s Work at 72 by Molly Peacock. McClelland & Stewart 2010. The eighteenth century was an amazing time. It saw the beginning of the Industrial Revolution and of the American Revolution. It was … Continue reading →

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The Eighty-Dollar Champion

Posted on December 6, 2011 by barefootheart

The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, the Horse That Inspired a Nation by Elizabeth Letts. Ballantine Books 2011. Harry de Leyer first laid eyes on Snowman at a horse auction in February of 1956. Harry gave riding lessons at The Knox School, … Continue reading →

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One Bird’s Choice

Posted on November 3, 2011 by barefootheart

One Bird’s Choice by Iain Reid. House of Anansi Press 2010. I picked up One Bird’s Choice after seeing it listed on the Canada Reads 2012 Top 40 Longlist. This year’s theme is ‘True Stories’. Follow this link to see … Continue reading →

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Small Beneath the Sky

Posted on April 17, 2011 by barefootheart

Small Beneath the Sky by Lorna Crozier. Greystone Books, 2009. Small Beneath the Sky is Lorna Crozier’s memoir of growing up in a small prairie town, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, in the 1950s and 60s. It is also very much the … Continue reading →

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