Christine Higdon

Dec 21, 2023 | reviewcanada.ca | Christine Higdon |Jessica Rose

Taking place in Vancouver in 1922, Gin, Turpentine, Pennyroyal, Rue tells the story of four working-class sisters rebuilding their fragmented lives after the First World War. An absorbing exploration of themes like reproductive rights, bodily autonomy, and non-nuclear families, Christine Higdon’s novel is as pertinent today as it would have been a century ago.

Nov 22, 2023 | 49thshelf.com | Trevor Corkum |Julie Booker |Christine Higdon |Natalie Laurin

It’s that time of year again! We’re pleased to highlight all of this year’s English-language Governor General’s Literary Award winners, beginning with Jack Wong. He’s the author of When You Can Swim (Scholastic Canada), the 2023 winner for Young People’s Literature – Illustrated Books. You need to be logged in to enter to win. Have an account already? Sign In. Need an account? Sign Up. It's easy and just takes a minute.

Nov 2, 2023 | insideottawavalley.com | Tan Twan Eng |Christine Higdon |Irena Karafilly |Kate Mosse

The House of DoorsBy Tan Twan EngBloomsbury, 320 pages, $38.99 Intermingling fact and fiction with the aplomb of Somerset Maugham himself, Eng bookends this post-WWI narrative with reminiscences from protagonist Lesley Hamlyn from her rural home in 1947 South Africa.

Nov 2, 2023 | wellandtribune.ca | Tan Twan Eng |Christine Higdon |Irena Karafilly |Kate Mosse

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Nov 2, 2023 | theifp.ca | Tan Twan Eng |Christine Higdon |Irena Karafilly |Kate Mosse

The House of DoorsBy Tan Twan EngBloomsbury, 320 pages, $38.99 Intermingling fact and fiction with the aplomb of Somerset Maugham himself, Eng bookends this post-WWI narrative with reminiscences from protagonist Lesley Hamlyn from her rural home in 1947 South Africa.