"Carol was a very fine writer and a remarkable human being, a
wonderful person whose work I closely followed for more than 20
years. I interviewed her frequently over those years, with
virtually every work she produced --novel, radio drama, play, book
of stories. So I had a good sense of the span of her work and also
her evolution as a stylist. But the key reason I wanted to make a
book focusing on her life and work is that we were friends."
--Eleanor Wachtel
This book strikes the right balance between intimate accounts
and literary analysis. It opens with reminiscences by close friend
Eleanor Wachtel, which are followed by a study of Shields' poetry
by her daughter and grandson, then by various aspects of her
fiction, including a detailed examination of her plays. It closes
with reminiscences by four close friends: Jane Urquhart, Joan
Clark, Wayson Choy and Martin Levin.
The 23 contributors offer new insights, new theories, and new
perspectives about Shields' illuminating career. Only one
piece--her obituary written by Margaret Atwood--has been previously
published.
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