Katherine Govier is the author of 8 novels and 3 short story collections. She began her career as a journalist, writing for major magazines in Canada and the United Kingdom. She has also worked in radio, adapting many of her stories and novels as radio dramas. At present she is Writer in Residence at the Richmond Hill Public Library just north of Toronto.
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I'm a lifer! I've published 10 novels and 3 short story collections. My novel CREATION, about John James Audubon in Labrador, was a New York Times Notable Book of 2003. My newest is THE PRINTMAKER'S DAUGHTER, published in Canada in 2010 as THE GHOST BRUSH. I live in Toronto with my partner Nick who publishes cookbooks. We have a dog Jasper, and I have 2 grown-up children.
I've read and lectured in Finland, at the International Festival of Authors in Toronto, at Cambridge University, Princeton University and the Canadian Embassies in Tokyo, New Delhi and London. I was President of PEN Canada and I've helped found the cross Canada, school-based "Writers in Electronic Residence", and 'Canadian Journalism for Foreign Trained Writers', at Sheridan College in Toronto. My work appears throughout the English speaking world and in translation.
My website is www.govier.com. And look at www.theprintmakersdaughter.com. The novelist's daughter designed it!
I've read and lectured in Finland, at the International Festival of Authors in Toronto, at Cambridge University, Princeton University and the Canadian Embassies in Tokyo, New Delhi and London. I was President of PEN Canada and I've helped found the cross Canada, school-based "Writers in Electronic Residence", and 'Canadian Journalism for Foreign Trained Writers', at Sheridan College in Toronto. My work appears throughout the English speaking world and in translation.
My website is www.govier.com. And look at www.theprintmakersdaughter.com. The novelist's daughter designed it!
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A poignant novel!,
By Janelle Martin "member of RIO, Reviewers Inte... (Waterloo, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Three Views of Crystal Water (Hardcover)
Three Views of Crystal Water by Katherine Govier tells the story of Vera, a young Japanese-Canadian at a crucial crossroads in her life told against the backdrop of the days leading up to World War II.Vera's young life has been full of familial loss - first her father left their family to follow his pearl lust, then her mother commits suicide and finally her grandfather dies. Left alone, Vera travels with her grandfather's widow to Japan to live among the ama divers, women who live with unprecedented freedom. Used to loss, Vera exhibits a skittishness in joining the life of her new village, is slow to trust and slowly begins to develop her own luster as she takes control of her destiny. Vera slowly learns the skills of the ama divers while gaining a sense of her own identity, defined by who she is rather than by those who have left her. Alternating between Vera's story and that of her family, we slowly gain an understanding of what has driven them in their passion for pearls. The shadowy world of Japan fighting a battle for Asian domination is the perfect foil for Vera's tale. This is a quiet, intimate novel with a shifting surface, as changeable as the pearl at the heart of the tale. The language is enthralling and Katherine Govier evokes a time and location that to many is shrouded with mystery. Three Views of Crystal Water is a window into a story overlooked by many when studying World War II. While painting a large canvas showing a nation creating history, Govier never falters in creating an intimate and profound story of one woman finding her place in the world.
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This author is terrific! This particular book describes the "amas": traditional Japanese shellfish divers and their unique lives as independent women in a male-dominated culture.
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I submitted this book title for our local bookclub because I enjoyed it so much. When it was selected, I was dismayed to find out that only a few copies were available in our library system. I said I was willing to see if I could get a few more copies with the idea that I would donate them to the library afterwards. I ordered 8 copies from all over the UK and USA for delivery by regular mail to our small town in Alberta, Canada. I ordered them through Amazons New and Used and got 8 copies for a total of about $90.00 including postage. The book retails for $19.99 so I was thrilled. All 8 copies arrived in time and in perfect condition. Most copies were brand new and all were in excellent condition. I'm thrilled with the price, procedure and speed of this series of transactions and will happily place further orders using this service.
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