For Jocelyn and Charles, the demands of family and career mean a ten-month separation, during which they decide to communicate with one another by writing letters. Each finds this intimate and exhilarating, as they are able to reveal things that would never be spoken aloud. Yet as the months pass, their letters depict two very distinct views of their time apart and of their marriage. As the separation begins to unravel the threads that bind their marriage together, we bear witness to the evolution and eventually the breakdown of communication. For their "season of celibacy," as they originally joked, is proving to be more of a challenge than either had ever imagined, one that tests the strength of their marriage and their commitment to one another.

A Celibate Season

Literature & Fiction

Howard, Blanche

SHIELDS, CAROL

United States

Penguin??Books

A Memoir of Friendship is a rich collection of the letters Shields and Howard exchanged from 1975 to 2003. Carol Shields took her place on the world literary stage when she won the Pulitzer Prize for The Stone Diaries. Blanche Howard, 22 years older than Carol and herself a published, award-winning author, became Shields's mentor and confidante.Written with humour and insight, this window into their daily lives explores their friendship, their disappointment and joys, their ambitions, and their thoughts on other writers and the craft of writing.

Memoir of Friendship: The Letters Between Carol Shields And Blanche Howard

Biographies & Memoirs

Howard, Allison

Memoirs

Penguin Canada

A Memoir of Friendship is a rich collection of the letters Shields and Howard exchanged from 1975 to 2003. Carol Shields took her place on the world literary stage when she won the Pulitzer Prize for The Stone Diaries. Blanche Howard, 22 years older than Carol and herself a published, award-winning author, became Shields's mentor and confidante.Written with humour and insight, this window into their daily lives explores their friendship, their disappointment and joys, their ambitions, and their thoughts on other writers and the craft of writing.

A Memoir of Friendship: The Letters Between Carol Shields and Blanche Howard

Howard, Allison, Editors

Viking Canada

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A photo essay captures the hard work and dedication of a group of young girls as they struggle and train to be the best gymnasts they can be.

Children's Books

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Sports & Outdoors

DK Children

The immortal soul of Edwin Carlysle

McClelland and Stewart

Penelope's Way

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Coteau Books

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