On February 6th Valerie Compton and Rosemary Nixon will be speaking at the Fernie Heritage Library about their recently released books: acclaimed novels that also work as emotionally heightened meditations on motherhood and loss. The library panel discussion will focus on the theme of motherhood and loss. They will also talk about what fiction lends to such discussions. What can novels contribute to our understanding of motherhood and death that self-help books, memoirs, or other nonfiction treatments cannot? Come meet the authors and share in the discussion: February 6th, 7pm, Fernie Heritage Library.
Sage Island Reading
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Author Samantha Warwick reads from her first novel Sage Island published by Brindle & Glass during the Fernie Writers Conference in July 2009.
Set in the Roaring Twenties, Sage Island depicts glimpses of America during the Prohibition and the changing attitudes amongst the younger generation after World War One. Based on the 1927 Wrigley Ocean Marathon, Samantha Warwick has meticulously researched everything from the contestants to 1920's swim coaches' techniques and the wool bathing suits worn by the swimmers, and has created genuine characters in the process.