Caitlin Press
8100 Alderwood Road
Halfmoon Bay, BC,
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New Mar 09
Do you have a great story about a BC woman pioneer? We want to hear
about it.
We are also collecting stories about women travelling alone for an upcoming anthology. If you have an adventure story of "Going Alone" please share it.
Women Writers of Northern and North-Central BC!
on going call for submissions.
Details
Caitlin Press is always looking for new stories.
We continue to search for great stories from BC's Central Interior, but we are also on the lookout for stories about and by BC women.
See our Writer's info page for more information.
Caitlin Press is looking for new stories.
We continue to search for great stories from BC's Central Interior, but we are also on the lookout for stories about and by BC women.
See our Writer's info page for more information.
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Marita Dachsel’s debut collection is a visceral exploration of the moments of life that stand out in the pages of a family album and the intervals of memory. She playfully and poignantly documents first crushes, first times, weddings and trips across town, across water, and across continents. Dachsel perceptively sprinkles these moments with the details photographs don’t reveal, as in “Dispatches from an Impending Marriage”: Don’t talk to me about photographers./ Nothing will capture this. A printed paper/ will only mock—/ a gaudy misrepresentation/ a plastic jesus on the mantle—/ two dimensions of fabric, teeth and skin. 978-1-894759-22-9 $15.95 |
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Thirteen Current Czech ambassador to Kenya, Drabek details the Second World War and pre-communist days in war-torn Prague from a child's point of view. This is the unbelievable story of a childhood riddled with horror and distress. 0-920576-32-X paper,
photos, 5.5x8.5 $12.95 |
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Country Doctor - A Memoir Set in the post-war period of the 1940's and early fifties, Ben recreates the joys and fears of being the person who is called upon in emergencies, the person who has to make the decisions that can impact on the patient and the patient's family for life. Ben says, "I believed then and still believe now that every student of medicine should spend time in rural practice. It is the place to discover what you're made of. But more importantly it is the best place to learn the profession...Within the novice it creates a lifelong humanistic approach to medicine that remains no matter what specialty is pursued." 0-920576-85-0 paper, $18.95 HC, $34.95 |
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Jacob's Prayer In 1974 Lorne Dufour moved to Alkali Lake Reserve, a Shuswap community near Williams Lake in British Columbia, to help reopen the local elementary school. Like many First Nation communities across Canada, Alkali Lake had been ravaged by decades of residential schools and forced religion. Colonialism had robbed them of their language and culture and had left a legacy of abuse and alcoholism. But in 1972, Chief Andy Chelsea and his wife Phyllis took it upon themselves to lead their community on a long and painful road to sobriety and what ensued was a dramatic transformation of a people enslaved by a seemingly unstoppable plague. By 1985, Alkali Lake was almost a hundred percent dry and had become a role model for many other communities in BC. Jacob's Prayer takes place during this time of transformation and it speaks to the unexpected existence of resiliency in the most unassuming of characters. It centres around one tragic Halloween evening in 1975 when two men lose their lives and another is saved by a friend who chooses not to be destroyed by his own tragedy and devastating loss. Jacob's Prayer is the haunting and poetic story of a community's suffering, loss and eventual healing. Memoir Available from Harbour Publishing |
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Seeking Balance Conversations with BC Women in Politics Many Canadians say that British Columbia is the zaniest political province. It's too diverse, too polarized-geographically, demographically and ideologically. But the BC poltical arena is lively, and it has often led the way in electing women to parliaments-as respected spokespeople for the public-as equal people. In these conversations, women who served as members of the provincial legislature or the Canadian parliament, reveal their ambitions and their reactions to serving in a political system designed and still dominated by men. They reach decisions in ways that do not fit; they bring ideas to groups ill-suited to respond; and they clearly see the jagged edges that should be smoothed in order to create a vibrant democratic state. These women-of many ages, across party lines and from all parts of the province-share attitudes and insights into the lively world of BC politics, at home and across our nation. Political Non-Fiction Available from Harbour Publishing
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Patience of Dearing Bay After moving in with her grandparents in the small close-knit community of Dearing Bay, on the east coast of Newfoundland, Patience discovers what really is the key to happiness. Patience of Dearing Bay is a poignant story of growing up in rural Canada which offers a fond portrayal of a vanishing way of life. 0-920576-57-5 paper,
illustrations, 5.25x8.25 $14.95 |
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Wilderness Beginnings "Buy this book! ...According to Falkenhagen, she began writing this book so that the memoirs would stay alive. Thankfully for us, she decided to put it in book form...Her father's journey is beautifully crafted as a picture of how we were and what we looked like back then." -Alberni Valley Times 0-920576-67-2 $18.95 |
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Wabasca Adventure Set in northern Alberta in the 1920's, Frood tells of the gripping adventures of two white men and their native guide as they search for gold and furs. They encounter life-threatening incidents, where their native companion proves indispensible as more than just a guide. 0-920576-49-4 $12.95 |
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