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Synopsis
When the new cook of an all-male uranium prospecting expedition turns out to be a woman, the men are at first antagonistic and then confess their troubles to her
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"The inevitable confrontations in this memorable novel leave no one unchanged."
-- "Library Journal"
"Unusual, skilled fiction. . . . Van Herk successfully manipulates an unusual narrative."
-- "Booklist"
"Written with care, sensitivity and considerable style."
-- "Publisher's Weekly"
"Aritha van Herk's creation of a mystical world infiltrated by reality captures little blue moments of intensity and truth that can hurt."
-- "Dallas Times-Herald"
"The inevitable confrontations in this memorable novel leave no one unchanged."
-- "Library Journal"
"Unusual, skilled fiction. . . . Van Herk successfully manipulates an unusual narrative."
-- "Booklist"
"Written with care, sensitivity and considerable style."
-- "Publisher's Weekly"
"Aritha van Herk's creation of a mystical world infiltrated by reality captures little blue moments of intensity and truth that can hurt."
-- "Dallas Times-Herald"
"The inevitable confrontations in this memorable novel leave no one unchanged."
"Unusual, skilled fiction. . . . Van Herk successfully manipulates an unusual narrative."
-- Booklist"Written with care, sensitivity and considerable style."
-- Publisher's Weekly"Aritha van Herk's creation of a mystical world infiltrated by reality captures little blue moments of intensity and truth that can hurt."
-- Dallas Times-HeraldAbout the Author
Aritha van Herk was born in central Alberta, and studied at the University of Alberta. She first rose to international literary prominence with the publication of Judith, which received the Seal First Novel Award and which was published in North America, the United Kingdom and Europe. She is a member of the Royal Society of Canada, and a Professor who teaches Canadian Literature and Creative Writing in the Department of English at the University of Calgary.
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