Sisters of Grass (Paperback)

by Theresa Kishkan (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review
"An astonishing debut." -- Quill & Quire

"For Years, Kishkan has been steadfastly championed by her peers as a writer of formidable talent, a writer against whom one measures one's own attempts." -- Rhonda Batchelor, Monday Magazine

"Kishkan is one of the richest voices in Canadian writing." -- Harold Rhenisch

Product Description
In her vibrant first novel Sisters of Grass, Theresa Kishkan weaves a tapestry of the senses through the touchstones of a young woman's life. . Set in the BC interior a century ago, Sisters of Grass mixes historical fact with the fiction of an imagined life. Kishkan brings to life a time when British Columbia was on the edge of settlement and when a young woman of Scottish American and aboriginal parentage could come into contact with the Bill Miner gang, the great singer Madame Albani, the old arts of medicinal herbs and the new art of photography.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 260 pages
• Publisher: Goose Lane Editions; 1 edition (May 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0864922884
• ISBN-13: 978-0864922885
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,767,663 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A vivid sense of place and time, July 18, 2002

By	Barbara Brydges (Calgary, AB Canada) - See all my reviews

One of the most difficult of achievements for a novelist is to truly convey the essence of life in another time but Theresa Kishkan's portrayal of life in the frontier country of the Nicola Valley of British Columbia at the turn of the twentieth century rings absolutely true. And anyone who has ever visited the Nicola Valley will smell again the scent of the air, feel the heat on their skin and hear the bird songs, so evocative is her language. A wonderfully accomplished book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Unique and meaningful, February 24, 2007

By	dr. glk (Wilds of New York) - See all my reviews

Sisters of Grass is one of the most beautiful books I have read. Kishkan is a master at lyrical writing that brings nature alive. The characters are sympathetic, and the structure of the book is smart. She leaves you wanting more rather than overplay the story. Another fabulous Canadian author. Check out Margaret Laurence too.