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1. Hearts of Flame by Katherine Govier | |
Mass Market Paperback: 320
Pages
(1992)
-- used & new: US$3.99 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: 0140159606 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
2. Before and After by Katherine Govier | |
Paperback: 1
Pages
(1990)
Isbn: 0140114254 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
3. Creation by Katherine Govier | |
Hardcover: 320
Pages
(2003-05-15)
list price: US$24.95 -- used & new: US$11.40 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: B000HWZ1C8 Average Customer Review: Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
Editorial Review Product Description In this atmospheric and enthralling novel, Katherine Govier tells the story of a man torn between the lies he has lived by and the truth he now needs. Her novel recreates the summer in which the world's greatest living bird artist finally understood the paradox embedded in his art: that the act of creation is also an act of destruction. Customer Reviews (5)
Will the real Audubon please stand up?
Brilliant plumage, but evasive
Biography in novel form Audubon was a complex character who fabricated his past so often and so intensely, he probably believed his own fiction.His relationship with his wife, Lucy, seems to have been best when they were separated, which was most of the time.He was either in the wild, following his passion, on in another country finding subscribers for his magnum opus. The Audubon sons were part of the family business, though at times, grudgingly so.Each had his own talents; each used those talents to serve Audubon and his work.Into this highly dysfunctional family stepped Maria Martin, spinster, small, not particularly attractive (like Lucy) and an artist in her own right. Govier takes as her premise that the relationship between Audubon and Maria is physically romantic.Perhaps. More likely, it was one of those prim Victorian romances that was exchanged on paper rather than physically. Even so, Govier presents a compelling case that the documented rift between Audubon and his friend and business associate, Bachman (Maria's brother-in-law), arose when the latter realized that the playful flirting between Audubon and Maria was actually something more.Perhaps. The writing is lyrical, at times a little dense.As a portrait of a fascinating, sometimes beguiling, sometimes repellant man, this is excellent reading.
give it time
Driven by his birds Audubon floats through this novel like a ghost, seemingly living both in the past; his childhood in France, to the present; watching his beloved son scale the cliffs for his one desire, birds. It is these birds that fascinate him from a young age, and inevitably draw him to his demise. As he becomes estranged from not only his family, but the world around him, he delves back into the lost events of his life, trying to salvage from them his future. The sucessful journey through the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the Straight of Belle Isle is seen through many eyes; among them a young British sea captain, and cartographer, Audubon's former assistant, and also his wife. Not to be left out, the 'Birds' take many shapes in Govier's work, not only gracing the pages as part of the impressive story line, but also as carefully chosen prints. ... Read more |
4. The Ghost Brush by Katherine Govier | |
Hardcover: 448
Pages
(2010-05)
list price: US$22.99 Isbn: 1554686431 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
5. Angel Walk by Katherine Govier | |
Mass Market Paperback: 563
Pages
(1997)
Isbn: 0316310484 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
6. Going Through the Motions: A Novel by Katherine Govier | |
Hardcover: 252
Pages
(1983-01)
list price: US$13.95 -- used & new: US$9.75 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: 0312331355 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
7. Without a Guide: Contemporary Women's Travel Adventures | |
Paperback: 234
Pages
(1996-05-01)
list price: US$16.00 -- used & new: US$1.75 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: 1886913048 Average Customer Review: Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
Editorial Review Product Description Customer Reviews (2)
Real-life travel
Contentious Discussion at Book Club |
8. The Truth Teller by Katherine Govier | |
Paperback: 416
Pages
(2001)
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9. The Immaculate Conception Photography Gallery by Katherine Govier | |
Hardcover:
Pages
(1994-01-01)
Asin: B00412DYRY Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
10. Fables of Brunswick Avenue: Stories (20th Anniversary Edition) by Katherine Govier | |
Paperback: 227
Pages
(2005)
Isbn: 0006393764 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
11. Random Descent by Katherine Govier | |
Mass Market Paperback:
Pages
(1980)
Isbn: 0099102706 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
12. Solo by Katherine Govier | |
Paperback: 272
Pages
(2004)
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13. Immaculate Conception Photography Gallery and Other Stories by Katherine Govier | |
Hardcover: 269
Pages
(1996-06)
list price: US$19.95 -- used & new: US$1.46 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: 0316319848 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
14. Three Views of Crystal Water : A Novel by Katherine Govier | |
Paperback:
Pages
(2006-01-01)
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Customer Reviews (4)
Three Views
Book Club Emergency
I drowned in this book and loved every minute
A poignant novel! Vera's young life has been full of familial loss - first her father left their family to follow his pearl lust, then her mother commits suicide and finally her grandfather dies.Left alone, Vera travels with her grandfather's widow to Japan to live among the ama divers, women who live with unprecedented freedom.Used to loss, Vera exhibits a skittishness in joining the life of her new village, is slow to trust and slowly begins to develop her own luster as she takes control of her destiny.Vera slowly learns the skills of the ama divers while gaining a sense of her own identity, defined by who she is rather than by those who have left her. Alternating between Vera's story and that of her family, we slowly gain an understanding of what has driven them in their passion for pearls.The shadowy world of Japan fighting a battle for Asian domination is the perfect foil for Vera's tale. This is a quiet, intimate novel with a shifting surface, as changeable as the pearl at the heart of the tale.The language is enthralling and Katherine Govier evokes a time and location that to many is shrouded with mystery. Three Views of Crystal Water is a window into a story overlooked by many when studying World War II.While painting a large canvas showing a nation creating history, Govier never falters in creating an intimate and profound story of one woman finding her place in the world. ... Read more |
15. BEFORE AND AFTER by Govier, Katherine | |
Unknown Binding:
Pages
(1989-01-01)
Asin: B001NGJD2Q Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
16. Biography - Govier, Katherine (1948-): An article from: Contemporary Authors Online by Gale Reference Team | |
Digital: 9
Pages
(2007-01-01)
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17. Random Descent by Katherine Govier | |
Paperback:
Pages
Asin: B000X8Q0LC Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
18. FABLES OF BRUNSWICK AVENUE: The Thief; Responding to Pain; A New Start; The Inde by Katherine Govier | |
Paperback: 272
Pages
(1985)
Isbn: 014007578X Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
19. Between Men by Katherine Govier | |
Paperback:
Pages
(1952)
Asin: B002MGLH2U Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
20. Between Men by Katherine Govier | |
Paperback:
Pages
(1987)
Asin: B000SFT61G Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
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