ArticlesBev Sandell Greenberg
Bev Sandell Greenberg is a Winnipeg writer and editor.
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FictionBringing the ‘lost rich culture of Lahore’ to life through short stories
Rife with loss, yearning, and betrayal, Zubair Ahmad’s thought-provoking stories delineate the lingering effects of the 1947 Partition. Not only did it leave Punjab divided between India and Pakistan, but it also forced many of its inhabitants to migrate, his parents among them. -
FictionFamily conflict, forgiveness, and rural life woven together in four-part novel
Farm women are the unsung heroes of the growth and prosperity of the Western provinces, and they’re not often recognized for their contributions,” declares author Gaylene Dutchyshen. Such is the case with the female characters in her debut novel, A Strange Kind of Comfort. -
FictionWeaving a tale of trauma with empathy, honesty, and hope
Where do writers get their ideas? In the case of her latest novel, This Has Nothing to Do with You, Manitoba author Lauren Carter responded so strongly to a book about sibling relationships and family secrets that she penned her own novel along similar themes. -
FictionRead your way through eighteenth-century London
The artist William Hogarth’s portrayals of eighteenth-century London have long fascinated Alberta author D. M. Bryan. “When I was a child, my parents had a book of Hogarth’s prints,” she says. “I loved looking over those pictures, imagining that strange world of brocade dresses, gilded furniture, towering wigs, and muddy streets.” -
FictionTriumph and turmoil in a small-town family tale
“Even as a child, I was attracted to books with characters in turmoil,” author Fran Kimmel says. Now her own fiction involves protagonists with tumultuous lives.
