Heather O'Neill has an exceptional sensibility and voice. Her book provoked some lively conversation. Thank you to Wanda for hosting. It was such a pleasant evening."All children are really orphans. At heart, a child has nothing to do with its parents, its background, its last name, its gender, its family trade. It is a brand-new person, and it is born with the only legacy that each individual inherits when they open their eyes in this world: the inalienable right to be free."
To learn more about the history of Montreal, Maureen recommended reading a book by William Weintraub. I think the title is City Unique: Montreal Days and Nights in the 1940s and '50s.
We are heading to Saara's next month to talk about Less by Andrew Sean Greer. The date is April 25th which is another Thursday. In the video below Andrew Sean Greer talks about his book.
Books that we mentioned:
- Best Canadian Stories of 2018 compiled by Russell Smith
- Someone is Recording by Lynn Coady
- The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton
- Warlight by Michael Ondaatje
- An American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld
And in film:
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- The Vietnam War (series on Netflix)
- Yesterday
