'Whipstock' follows Nellie Manville, an uninhibited woman currently employed in an oil company cafeteria, and her mother Florence, who works as a landman. Beginning with an unprecedented conception atop a drilling rig, This is the story of Nellie's highly unusual two year pregnancy, amid an oil and gas consuming environment. Throughout, a historical backdrop is provided by Mary, Nellie's dead-yet-still-emailing grandmother, who was an oil divining doodlebug.
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Barb Howard is a third generation Calgarian who worked as a lawyer and a land contract analyst before receiving her M.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Calgary. She currently lives in Bragg Creek, Alberta with her husband and two children.
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