Synopses & Reviews
It is October, 1980, the 10th anniversary of the October Crisis. In a bathtub in a rooming house near the citys heart, Montreals Main”, a woman is trying to negotiate her personal passage from Quebecs politically turbulent 70s to the threatening bleakness of the 80s. She is negotiating other passages, too: from a passionate open” love affair with a male left leader, and from deep involvement in far left politics, to a new way of life and living whose form she knows can only be grasped as she speaks it.
Review
"Each page steams with images, echoes, actions and reactions
a magnificent view of a womans perception of life, love and la belle province."
Toronto Star
Synopsis
On the 10th anniversary of the October Crisis, a woman negotiates her personal passage from Quebecs politically turbulent 1970s.
About the Author
Gail ScottGail Scotts fiction and criticism have appeared in several journals. She is the author of two novels: Main Brides (1993) and Heroine (1987); Spare Parts, a collection of short stories; and Spaces Like Stairs, a collection of essays. Most recently, she translated Lise Tremblays Mile End (La danse juive, Lemeac, 1999). She lives in Montréal.